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A 9427: Directs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish a free bus fare program for seniors who are enrolled in a reduced fare program.
What A 9427 does, verified February 19, 2026
The bill aims to provide free bus fare to seniors who are currently enrolled in a reduced fare program. This program will be available during all hours of operation and not limited to off-peak hours. The free bus fare program will be implemented by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and will be enforced by the authority's chairman, who will establish and implement necessary rules and regulations. The program will be open to natural persons sixty years of age or older. The bill will take effect on January 1, the day after it becomes a law.
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 9427
- What is the current status of A 9427?
- As of February 19, 2026, A 9427 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 9427 pass?
- Not yet. A 9427 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9427, and where is it now?
- A 9427 was authored by Asm. William Colton with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Corporations, Authorities & Commissions.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, December 19, 2025 · 278 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9427 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to free bus fare on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority omnibus service 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 other provision of law, the authority and any 4 of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a free bus 5 fare program for seniors currently enrolled in a reduced fare program. 6 The free bus fare program established and implemented pursuant to this 7 subdivision shall be in operation during all hours in which such author- 8 ity provides omnibus services, and such program shall not be limited in 9 operation to off-peak hours or to any other hours designated by the 10 authority or its subsidiary corporations. The chairman shall establish 11 and implement all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate this 12 subdivision. For the purposes of this subdivision, a "senior" means a 13 natural person sixty years of age or older. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14210-01-5
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