New York A 10037: Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles for toll exemptions

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A10037 Summary:

BILL NOA10037 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09026

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SPONSOREachus

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COSPNSRLupardo, Buttenschon, Shimsky, Levenberg, Simon, Otis, Lunsford, De Los Santos, Zaccaro, Jacobson,
 Blankenbush, Gallahan, Tague, Brabenec, Maher, DeStefano, Angelino, Berger, Paulin, Williams,
 Blumencranz, Reyes, Gandolfo, Beephan, Manktelow, Jensen, Gibbs, Seawright, Lucas, Simpson,
 Santabarbara, Taylor, Lemondes, Stirpe, Barrett, Cook, Sayegh, Woerner, Walsh, Colton, Eichenstein,
 Kelles, Steck, Griffin, Cunningham, Chludzinski, Weprin, Brown E, Bronson, Dinowitz, Wieder, Kay

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §378-a, Pub Auth L

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Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.

Go to top A10037 Actions:

BILL NOA10037 

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01/30/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/05/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA10037 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS Chair:Braunstein 
DATE:05/05/2026AYE/NAY:23/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BraunsteinAyeLemondesAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

OtisAyeFriendAye

RozicAyeAngelinoAye

KimAyeJensenAye

DilanAyeBlumencranzAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeBaileyAye

CarrollAyeBeephanAye

FallAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

ZinermanAye

TapiaAye

JacobsonAye

BoresAbsent

ShimskyAye

SimoneAye

ConradAye

LasherAbsent

Go to topA10037 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA10037 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10037

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, LUPARDO, BUTTENSCHON, SHIMSKY, LEVENBERG,
 SIMON, OTIS, LUNSFORD, DE LOS SANTOS, ZACCARO, JACOBSON, BLANKENBUSH,
 GALLAHAN, TAGUE, BRABENEC, MAHER, DeSTEFANO, ANGELINO, BERGER, PAULIN,
 WILLIAMS, BLUMENCRANZ, REYES, GANDOLFO, BEEPHAN, MANKTELOW, JENSEN,
 GIBBS, SEAWRIGHT, LUCAS, SIMPSON, SANTABARBARA, TAYLOR, LEMONDES,
 STIRPE, BARRETT, COOK, SAYEGH, WOERNER, WALSH, COLTON, EICHENSTEIN,
 KELLES, STECK, GRIFFIN, CUNNINGHAM, CHLUDZINSKI, WEPRIN, E. BROWN --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the issuance
 of permits to exempt ambulances and fire vehicles from paying tolls on
 the New York state thruway when engaged in an emergency operation

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 378-a of the public authorities
 2 law, as added by chapter 23 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. The authority is hereby authorized and directed to [issue refunds
 5 for tolls incurred by ambulances or fire vehicles engaged in an emergen-
 6 cy operation, or, at the option of the authority, to] issue emergency
 7 services permits for use by ambulances and fire vehicles which shall
 8 provide for travel at no charge between interchanges and barriers while
 9 such vehicles are engaged in an emergency operation, provided that the
 10 authority is authorized and directed to issue refunds for tolls incurred
 11 by such ambulances and fire vehicles engaged in an emergency operation
 12 while the applicable application for emergency services permits is pend-
 13 ing. The authority shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing
 14 the process by which such ambulances and fire vehicles can apply for
 15 emergency services permits. For purposes of this section, the term
 16 "ambulance" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined by
 17 section one hundred-b of the vehicle and traffic law, the term "fire
 18 vehicle" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined by section
 19 one hundred fifteen-a of the vehicle and traffic law, and the term
 20 "emergency operation" shall have the same meaning as such term is

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14562-01-6

 A. 10037 2

 1 defined by section one hundred fourteen-b of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law. In any rules and regulations promulgated for the implementation of
 3