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Assembly Bill A1491

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a central business district toll exemption for veterans

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2025-A1491 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1704-a, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8210

2025-A1491 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a central business district toll exemption for veterans who are residents of New York state.

2025-A1491 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1491
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   a central business district toll exemption for veterans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, NO VETERAN WHO IS
 A NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT SHALL BE CHARGED A CENTRAL  BUSINESS  DISTRICT
 TOLL.    FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE
 SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION  ONE  OF  THE  VETERANS'
 SERVICES LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04225-01-5

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