Senate Bill S7931

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides a non-revenue E-ZPass to every sworn officer of the metropolitan transportation police department

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S7931 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8457
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1270-k, Pub Auth L

2025-S7931 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a non-revenue E-ZPass to every sworn officer of the metropolitan transportation police department; provides for the disposal of such E-ZPass after a police officer leaves the metropolitan transportation authority.

2025-S7931 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7931
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
   reimbursements  to  sworn  officers of the metropolitan transportation
   authority police department non-revenue E-ZPasses

   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. TOLL REIMBURSEMENT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 TERM "SWORN OFFICER OF THE METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  POLICE  DEPART-
 MENT" SHALL INCLUDE EVERY SWORN POLICE OFFICER, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE
 DEPUTY  CHIEF,  CAPTAINS,  LIEUTENANTS,  AND  SERGEANTS  EMPLOYED BY THE
 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
   2. EACH  SWORN  OFFICER  OF  THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  POLICE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO A NON-REVENUE E-ZPASS OR A SUCCESSOR
 DEVICE EXCLUSIVELY FOR COMMUTATION ONLY. UNLESS OTHERWISE DEFINED  IN  A
 REPRESENTED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE AUTHORITY, EACH SWORN OFFI-
 CER OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL SURRENDER
 SUCH OFFICER'S E-ZPASS UPON RETIREMENT, RESIGNATION OR TERMINATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11390-04-5

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