| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 03, 2025 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S4116
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
2025-S4116 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6202
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S4568, A8713
2017-2018: S360, A3527
2019-2020: S2784, A7833
2021-2022: S5788, A632
2023-2024: S2657, A9735
2025-S4116 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4116
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to direct the metropolitan transportation authority to study the
feasibility and impact of installing sliding access doors on subway
platforms
PURPOSE:
This bill directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to conduct a
safety and fiscal study relative to the feasibility and impact of the
installation of sliding access doors upon platforms at subway facilities
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to conduct
a feasibility and impact study as to the installation of sliding access
doors upon authority operated subway platforms.
Section 2 requires that within one year of the effective date of this
2025-S4116 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4116
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 3, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to direct the metropolitan transportation authority to study the
feasibility and impact of installing sliding access doors on subway
platforms
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The metropolitan transportation authority shall conduct a
study to examine the feasibility and impact of the installation of slid-
ing access doors upon platforms at subway facilities operated by such
authority including, but not limited to the following issues:
(a) increased benefits to the safety of customers;
(b) the likelihood of fatality prevention; and
(c) the fiscal impact of installation.
§ 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the chairman
of the metropolitan transportation authority shall submit a written
report to the governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of
the assembly and mayor of the city of New York, with the findings and
recommendations of the study conducted pursuant to section one of this
act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05465-01-5
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