New York A 11497: Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency

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A11497 Summary:

BILL NOA11497 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10535

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SPONSORRules (Ra)

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COSPNSRGiglio, DeStefano, Smith, Gandolfo, Fitzpatrick, Durso, Brown K, McDonough, Blumencranz, Norber,
 Mikulin, Brown E, Novakhov, Brook-Krasny, Chang, Reilly, Pirozzolo, Tannousis, Slater, Brabenec,
 Maher, Tague, Beephan, Bendett, Walsh, Simpson, Gray, Blankenbush, Smullen, Barclay, Angelino,
 Miller, Lemondes, Manktelow, Gallahan, Palmesano, Bailey, Jensen, Hawley, Chludzinski, Bologna,
 Morinello, Sempolinski, Molitor

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1704-a, V & T L

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Provides that no individual or entity shall be charged a central business district toll during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency that causes a stoppage for more than twenty-four hours or significant delays of any metropolitan transportation authority, metro north commuter railroad, New York city transit authority, or Long Island railroad services.

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BILL NOA11497 

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05/28/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11497

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 28, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Ra, Giglio,
 DeStefano, Smith, Gandolfo, Fitzpatrick, Durso, K. Brown, McDonough,
 Blumencranz, Norber, Mikulin, E. Brown, Novakhov, Brook-Krasny, Chang,
 Reilly, Pirozzolo, Tannousis, Slater, Brabenec, Maher, Tague, Beephan,
 Bendett, Walsh, Simpson, Gray, Blankenbush, Smullen, Barclay, Angeli-
 no, Miller, Lemondes, Manktelow, Gallahan, Palmesano, Bailey, Jensen,
 Hawley, Chludzinski, Bologna, Morinello, Sempolinski, Molitor) -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
 a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike
 by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emer-
 gency

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no
 4 individual or entity shall be charged a central business district toll
 5 during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage
 6 or declared state of emergency that causes a stoppage for more than
 7 twenty-four hours or significant delays of any metropolitan transporta-
 8 tion authority, metro north commuter railroad, New York city transit
 9 authority, or Long Island Rail Road services. Significant delays shall
 10 mean any interference with services as a result of a work stoppage which
 11 causes additional platform time, additional train time, or major inci-
 12 dents as defined by section twelve hundred seventy-six-f of the public
 13 authorities law.
 14 (b) Additionally, during any period of strike by an employee organiza-
 15 tion, work stoppage or declared state of emergency, the metropolitan
 16 transportation authority shall return any charges collected from monthly
 17 ticket holders for business days in which services are interrupted.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15938-01-6

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