Assembly BillIntroduced
A 5793: Requires fares for paratransit services providing public transportation for eligible individuals with disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using public buses and subways for some or all of their trips, to be made available at the same fares for individuals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to utilize public buses and subways.
What A 5793 does, verified March 13, 2026
The bill aims to require fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities in New York. Paratransit services are made available to individuals with disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using public buses and subways. The bill ensures that these paratransit services are made available at the same fares as the public buses and subways. This means that individuals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to use public transportation are charged the same fare as others. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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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 5793
- What is the current status of A 5793?
- As of March 13, 2026, A 5793 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 5793 pass?
- Not yet. A 5793 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5793, and where is it now?
- A 5793 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman with 1 coauthor. 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. 20, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 235 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5793 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities 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 provisions of law, or the terms of any 4 contract, where the authority offers paratransit service to provide 5 public transportation for eligible individuals with disabilities or 6 health conditions that prevent them from using the public buses and 7 subways operated by the authority for some or all of their trips, such 8 paratransit service shall be made available at the same fares for indi- 9 viduals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to utilize 10 the public buses and subways operated by the authority. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 12 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09850-01-5
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