New York A 8292: Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city

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A08292 Summary:

BILL NOA08292 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06815

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SPONSORCunningham

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1111-c, V & T L

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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.

Go to top A08292 Actions:

BILL NOA08292 

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05/09/2025referred to transportation

05/28/2025reported referred to codes

06/09/2025reported referred to rules

06/12/2025reported 

06/12/2025rules report cal.678

06/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.678

06/13/2025substituted by s6815

&nbspS06815 AMEND= COMRIE

&nbsp03/25/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

&nbsp05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1073

&nbsp05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to codes

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a8292

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.678

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.698

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.75

Go to topA08292 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION Chair:Magnarelli 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes MagnarelliAyeMillerAye

LupardoAyeMcDonoughExcused

SimonAyeDeStefanoAye

WilliamsExcusedDursoAye

McMahonAyeGiglioAye

GallagherAyeSlaterAye

MitaynesAyeBendettAye

De Los SantosAyeChludzinskiAye

CunninghamAye

AlvarezAye

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

EachusAye

BurroughsAbsent

WrightAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

HooksAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA08292 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08292 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8292

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 9, 2025
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 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:

 1 Section 1. Section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision (o) to read as follows:
 3 (o) It shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of a bus
 4 lane restriction pursuant to a bus rapid transit program adopted pursu-
 5 ant to this section when an employee of the metropolitan transportation
 6 authority is performing authorized duties on behalf of such authority
 7 and is operating an authorized employer motor vehicle in the bus lane at
 8 the time of the violation and conducting lawful business or providing
 9 service to an official metropolitan transportation authority vehicle or
 10 personnel while in a bus lane.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 12 the amendments to section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law made by
 13 section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section