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A 7217: Exempts school buses from central business district tolls.
What A 7217 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to exempt school buses from paying central business district tolls. This exemption would allow school buses to pass through toll roads without incurring the usual toll charges. The exemption would be granted through an application process, which would require the school bus operator to provide certain information to the toll authority. The law would take effect immediately upon its passage.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7217
- What is the current status of A 7217?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7217 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 7217 pass?
- Not yet. A 7217 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7217, and where is it now?
- A 7217 was authored by Asm. Steven Otis. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 198 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7217 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exempting school buses from central business district tolls The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 3 2-a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no school 4 bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two of this chapter shall be 5 charged a central business district toll. Application for such toll 6 exemption shall be made in such manner as prescribed by the Triborough 7 bridge and tunnel authority and shall contain such information as the 8 authority may reasonably require. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11134-01-5
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