Assembly Bill A4757

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the Long Island rail road commuter's council study technologies which would allow seamless communication between fire departments and the Long Island rail road

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2025-A4757 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8964

2025-A4757 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the Long Island rail road commuter's council to study technologies which would allow seamless communication between fire departments and the Long Island rail road to improve passenger safety and emergency response efficiency.

2025-A4757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4757
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, BEEPHAN, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, MANKTELOW,
   LEMONDES,  DeSTEFANO  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on
   Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT directing the Long Island  rail  road  commuter's  council  study
   technologies  which  would  allow  seamless communication between fire
   departments and the Long Island  rail  road;  and  providing  for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as the  "Fire  depart-
 ment and Long Island rail road communication enhancement act".
   § 2. The Long Island rail road commuter's council is directed to study
 emerging  technologies  which would allow seamless communication between
 fire departments and  the  Long  Island  rail  road.  Such  study  shall
 include, but not be limited to:
   (a) assessing technological solutions and communication protocols that
 enable  real-time  communication  between  fire departments and the Long
 Island rail road;
   (b) examine potential methods for fire  departments  to  notify  train
 conductors promptly in the event of an emergency requiring such dispatch
 of a fire truck, ensuring a conductor receives notice to halt the train;
   (c)  examine  the  feasibility  of  implementing a system that enables
 train conductors to receive alerts from fire departments  allowing  such
 conductor  to  temporarily  halt  trains  at the preceding station for a
 specified period, facilitating unobstructed emergency response;
   (d) considering the impact of such technological  solutions  on  train
 schedules, passenger safety, and emergency response efficiency; and
   (e)  engaging  with  relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited
 to, fire department officials,  transportation  experts,  and  emergency
 response professionals, to ensure a comprehensive evaluation.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07302-01-5
 A. 4757                             2

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