Assembly Bill A8292

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A8292 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6815
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1111-c, V & T L

2025-A8292 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of a bus lane restriction pursuant to a bus rapid transit program when an employee of the metropolitan transportation authority is performing authorized duties on behalf of such authority and is operating an authorized employer motor vehicle in the bus lane at the time of the violation and conducting lawful business or providing service to an official metropolitan transportation authority vehicle or personnel while in a bus lane.

2025-A8292 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8292
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to an  affirma-
   tive defense for bus lane restrictions in New York city
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (o) to read as follows:
   (O) IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE TO ANY PROSECUTION FOR A VIOLATION OF A  BUS
 LANE  RESTRICTION PURSUANT TO A BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROGRAM ADOPTED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SECTION WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION
 AUTHORITY  IS  PERFORMING  AUTHORIZED DUTIES ON BEHALF OF SUCH AUTHORITY
 AND IS OPERATING AN AUTHORIZED EMPLOYER MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE BUS LANE AT
 THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION AND CONDUCTING LAWFUL  BUSINESS  OR  PROVIDING
 SERVICE  TO AN OFFICIAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY VEHICLE OR
 PERSONNEL WHILE IN A BUS LANE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments to section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law made by
 section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11210-01-5

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