New York A 5798: Enacts the "MTA board member attendance act"

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A05798 Summary:

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Enacts the "MTA board member attendance act"; requires members of the metropolitan transportation authority to attend the majority of public hearings on fare hikes in order to cast a vote.

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02/20/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5798

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the
 "MTA board member attendance act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "MTA board member attendance act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 1263 of the public authorities law is
 4 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
 5 (e) In order to cast a vote on proposed fare hikes, a board member
 6 shall attend a majority of public hearings.
 7 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09923-01-5

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