New York S 8439: Relates to the central New York regional transportation authority

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S08439 Summary:

BILL NOS08439B

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SAME ASSAME AS A08470-B

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SPONSORWEBB

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1328, Pub Auth L

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Increases the membership of the central New York regional transportation authority from twelve to thirteen members.

Go to top S08439 Actions:

BILL NOS08439B

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06/11/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

03/03/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

03/03/2026PRINT NUMBER 8439A

04/10/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

04/10/2026PRINT NUMBER 8439B

06/02/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/02/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1546

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8470B

&nbspA08470 AMEND=B Magnarelli

&nbsp05/16/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp02/27/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp02/27/2026print number 8470a

&nbsp04/10/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

&nbsp04/10/2026print number 8470b

&nbsp04/21/2026reported 

&nbsp04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.361

&nbsp04/27/2026passed assembly

&nbsp04/27/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp04/27/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8439B

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1546

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8439--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the central
 New York regional transportation authority

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section
 2 1328 of the public authorities law, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as
 3 amended by chapter 44 of the laws of 2023, and subdivision 2 as added by
 4 chapter 714 of the laws of 1970, are amended to read as follows:
 5 (a) There is hereby created the central New York regional transporta-
 6 tion authority. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic
 7 constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall consist of not more
 8 than [twelve] thirteen voting members, including a [chairman] chair and
 9 shall have one non-voting member, as described in paragraph (b) of this
 10 subdivision. At least one voting member shall be a transit dependent
 11 individual who shall be appointed by the governor. If a vacancy occurs
 12 for such transit dependent individual member position, a replacement
 13 shall be appointed within six months, subject to the same appointment
 14 process within this paragraph. The members shall be appointed by the
 15 governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor
 16 shall make initial appointments to the authority in such number and from
 17 lists submitted as follows: three members shall be appointed to the
 18 authority from a list of not less than six names, submitted to the
 19 governor by the common council of the city of Syracuse, five members
 20 from a list of not less than ten names, submitted by the legislature of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11126-06-6

 S. 8439--B 2

 1 the county of Onondaga and two members shall be appointed from a list of
 2 not less than four names submitted by the legislature of the county of
 3 Oneida. Other counties electing to participate shall each submit to the
 4 governor a list of not less than two persons for each one hundred thou-
 5 sand or major fraction of the total populat