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A 5962: Permits the governor to direct the metropolitan transportation authority to provide free transportation to students during a state of emergency.
What A 5962 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide free transportation to students during a state of emergency. The governor can direct the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to offer reduced fares to students attending kindergarten through twelfth grade in cities with a population of one million or more. This reduction in fare will be equal to the pay-per-ride fare for train and/or bus travel, including standard bus service and express bus service. The free transportation will be available until the end of the declared state of emergency. 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 5962
- What is the current status of A 5962?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5962 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 5962 pass?
- Not yet. A 5962 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5962, and where is it now?
- A 5962 was authored by Asm. Robert Carroll. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 233 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5962 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to permitting the governor to direct the metropolitan transportation authority to provide free transportation to students during a state of emergency 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. State of emergency; student fare. Notwithstanding any other 4 provision of law to the contrary, the governor may, during a declared 5 state of emergency, direct the authority to provide each student who 6 attends kindergarten through twelfth grade in a city having a population 7 of one million or more with a fare reduction equal to the pay-per-ride 8 fare for any and all train and/or bus travel, including but not limited 9 to standard bus service and express bus service, until the end of such 10 state of emergency. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07662-01-5
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