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Assembly Bill A10511

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to free use of subways, buses and trains for uniformed members of the New York national guard with orders for duty

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2025-A10511 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §237, Mil L

2025-A10511 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits free use of subways, buses and trains for uniformed members of the New York national guard with orders for duty.

2025-A10511 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10511
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to free  use  of  subways,
   buses and trains for certain members of the New York national guard
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 237 of the military law, as added by chapter 420 of
 the laws of 1953, is amended to read as follows:
   § 237. Free passage [through]; toll-gates [and], tunnels  [and  over],
 toll-bridges  [and],  ferries,  SUBWAYS,  BUSES AND TRAINS.   Any person
 belonging to the organized militia shall, together with  the  conveyance
 in  [his] THEIR charge and property of the state or of the United States
 in [his] THEIR charge, be allowed to pass free  through  all  toll-gates
 and  tunnels  and  over all toll-bridges, and SHALL also [over all] RIDE
 FREE OF CHARGE ON ALL PUBLIC ferries, SUBWAYS, BUSES AND TRAINS if  [he]
 SUCH  PERSON  is in uniform or presents an order for duty or certificate
 of an order for duty.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15123-01-6

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