A 3454: Authorizes and directs the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island Rail Road trains.
What A 3454 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a fare refund program for the Long Island Rail Road. When a train is canceled or delayed by more than ten minutes, the program will issue refunds for the full amount of each affected rider's fare. The program will be in operation during all hours of service, including peak hours, and will not be limited to off-peak hours. However, the program may be suspended temporarily in emergency situations. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3454
- What is the current status of A 3454?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 3454 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to corporations, authorities and commissions".
- Did A 3454 pass?
- Not yet. A 3454 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3454, and where is it now?
- A 3454 was authored by Asm. Michael Durso with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions. It is filed under PBA, alongside 84 other New York PBA bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 297 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3454 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing and directing the metropolitan transportation authority to implement a fare refund program for canceled or delayed Long Island Rail Road trains 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 provisions of law or the terms of any 4 contract, the authority, and any of its subsidiary corporations involved 5 with the Long Island Rail Road, shall establish and implement a fare 6 refund program for the Long Island Rail Road. The fare refund program 7 shall, when a train is canceled or delayed by more than ten minutes, 8 issue refunds for the full amount of each affected rider's fare. The 9 fare refund program established and implemented pursuant to this subdi- 10 vision shall be in operation during all hours in which such authority 11 provides railroad, subway and/or omnibus services, and such program 12 shall not be limited in operation to off-peak hours or to any other 13 hours designated by the authority or its subsidiary corporations; howev- 14 er, the fare refund program may be suspended temporarily when an emer- 15 gency situation arises. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01130-01-5
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