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Assembly Bill A1599

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a central business district toll exemption for first responders

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2025-A1599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4915
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:
A8063, S8538

2025-A1599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a central business district toll exemption for first responders employed by the state, any municipality, a recognized corporation or authority, or certified organization, thereof who are performing any part of their duties in the central business district.

2025-A1599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1599
 
                        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 first responders
 
   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.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  TO  THE CONTRARY, NO FIRST
 RESPONDER SHALL BE CHARGED A CENTRAL  BUSINESS  DISTRICT  TOLL  IF  SUCH
 FIRST RESPONDER IS EMPLOYED BY THE STATE, ANY MUNICIPALITY, A RECOGNIZED
 CORPORATION  OR  AUTHORITY,  OR  CERTIFIED  ORGANIZATION, THEREOF AND IS
 PERFORMING ANY PART OF THEIR DUTIES IN SUCH CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  "FIRST  RESPONDER"  SHALL
 INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO A MEMBER OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE
 DEPARTMENT,  AN  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN,   CORRECTION   OFFICER,
 DISPATCHER, OR OTHER UNIFORMED OFFICER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04219-01-5

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