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A 5784: Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police for the county of Nassau and Nassau county villages and cities.
What A 5784 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill establishes a no-fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police for the county of Nassau and Nassau County villages and cities. The program aims to increase protection and improved safety for commuters. To ride without cost, members must register with the Long Island Rail Road and provide their regular working hours and expected train schedules. The program will be periodically re-registered and re-validated. The authority and the Long Island Rail Road will have the power to consider other matters necessary to carry out the program's goals and objectives. The program will take effect on the thirtieth day after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5784
- What is the current status of A 5784?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5784 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 5784 pass?
- Not yet. A 5784 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5784, and where is it now?
- A 5784 was authored by Asm. Daniel Norber. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| May. 28, 2025 | held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 348 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5784 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary police for the county of Nassau 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 14-a to read as follows: 3 14-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or the terms of any 4 contract, the authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, 5 shall establish and implement a no fare program for transportation on 6 the Long Island Rail Road for duly enrolled members of the auxiliary 7 police of the county of Nassau and Nassau county villages and cities. 8 In establishing such program, which has as its goal increased protection 9 and improved safety for its commuters, the authority and the Long Island 10 Rail Road shall, among other things, consider: (a) requiring such 11 members who ride without cost to register with the Long Island Rail Road 12 as a condition of riding without cost; (b) requiring such members to 13 indicate during such registration process their regular working hours 14 and the Long Island Rail Road trains that such members expect to ride; 15 and (c) periodically re-registering and re-validating such members. The 16 authority and the Long Island Rail Road shall also have the power to 17 consider other matters necessary to carry out the goals and objectives 18 of this subdivision. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 20 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09580-01-5
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