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A 5384: Provides that any one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company by a senior citizen or a person with a disability shall be valid at any time during the day or night.
What A 5384 does, verified January 14, 2026
The bill aims to provide discounted fares to senior citizens and people with disabilities on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad. These individuals will be allowed to use their tickets at any time during the day or night, rather than being limited to specific schedules. The changes will take effect on the thirty-first day after the bill becomes law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5384
- What is the current status of A 5384?
- As of January 14, 2026, A 5384 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 5384 pass?
- Not yet. A 5384 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5384, and where is it now?
- A 5384 was authored by Asm. Rebecca Seawright with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 212 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5384 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to certain tick- ets on the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1266-n to read as follows: 3 § 1266-n. Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad 4 Company; certain discount fares. Notwithstanding any other provision of 5 law, any one-way, round trip or multi-trip ticket purchased for use on 6 the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company 7 by any senior citizen or a person with a disability shall be valid at 8 any time during the day or night. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 10 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08744-02-5
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