Assembly BillIntroduced
A 1491: Establishes a central business district toll exemption for veterans who are residents of New York state.
What A 1491 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to exempt New York state residents who are veterans from paying central business district tolls. This exemption applies to all tolls within the state, regardless of the tolling authority. The term "veteran" is defined as per the Veterans' Services Law, specifically those who have served in the US Armed Forces. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Jan. 10, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 10, 2025 · 183 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1491 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a central business district toll exemption for veterans The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no veteran who is 4 a New York state resident shall be charged a central business district 5 toll. For the purposes of this subdivision, "veteran" shall have the 6 same meaning as in subdivision three of section one of the veterans' 7 services law. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04225-01-5
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