New York S 2141: Relates to prohibiting the metropolitan transportation authority from promulgating rules or regulations that penalize a student for using a student MetroCard when school is not in session

Status: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 2141

Sponsors: John Liu

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S02141 Summary:

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Amd §1266, Pub Auth L

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Relates to prohibiting the metropolitan transportation authority from promulgating rules or regulations that penalize a student for using a student MetroCard when school is not in session.

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2141

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
 the metropolitan transportation authority from promulgating rules or
 regulations that penalize a student for using a student MetroCard when
 school is not in session

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
 3 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and any
 4 of its subsidiary corporations shall not promulgate any rules or regu-
 5 lations that penalize any student for using any card or other fare media
 6 issued by the city school district for the city of New York for trans-
 7 portation purposes on any day when school is not in session.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05973-01-5

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