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Senate Bill S8508

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to establish a family fare ticket policy

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2025-S8508 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7017
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-n, Pub Auth L

2025-S8508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to establish a family fare ticket policy for minors aged twelve through seventeen.

2025-S8508 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8508
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
   a  family  fare  ticket  policy  for  any  metropolitan transportation
   authority facility or system

   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 1266-n to read as follows:
   § 1266-N. FAMILY FARE TICKET POLICY. THE AUTHORITY SHALL  DEVELOP  AND
 IMPLEMENT  A  FAMILY  FARE  TICKET POLICY VALID FOR DISCOUNTED FARES FOR
 MINORS AGED TWELVE THROUGH SEVENTEEN FOR ANY OF THE AUTHORITY FACILITIES
 AND SYSTEMS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  TWELVE  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-ONE  OF  THIS TITLE. THE PRESENCE OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS NOT A
 PREREQUISITE TO RECEIVING THE FAMILY FARE TICKET PRICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09555-01-5

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