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Assembly Bill A7985

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority install fire extinguishers in every subway station and each subway car and bus

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2025-A7985 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1270-k, Pub Auth L

2025-A7985 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority install fire extinguishers in every subway station and each subway car and bus.

2025-A7985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7985
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
   metropolitan  transportation  authority  provide fire extinguishers at
   each platform and on all subway cars

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1270-k to read as follows:
   § 1270-K. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.  1.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  INSTALL  ONE
 ENCASED,  ALARMED AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSIDE EVERY
 SUBWAY STATION.
   2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL  INSTALL  ONE  ENCASED,  ALARMED  AND  PUBLICLY
 ACCESSIBLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN EACH SUBWAY CAR AND BUS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11540-01-5

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