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S 2140: Exempts commuter vans from the congestion surcharge and the central business district tolling program in New York city.
What S 2140 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt commuter vans from congestion pricing in New York City. It defines a "commuter van" as a vehicle used for transporting passengers in the city. The bill would allow these vans to operate without paying a toll or surcharge, even if they enter the central business district. The exemption would apply to vans that meet the definition of a commuter van and are used for transporting passengers. The changes would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2140
- What is the current status of S 2140?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 2140 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 2140 pass?
- Not yet. S 2140 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2140, and where is it now?
- S 2140 was authored by Sen. John Liu. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 332 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2140 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to exempting commuter vans from congestion pricing in New York city The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1299 of the tax law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision (h) to read as follows: 3 (h) "Commuter van" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined 4 pursuant to subdivision p of section 19-502 of the administrative code 5 of the city of New York. 6 § 2. Section 1299-a of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi- 7 sion (c-1) to read as follows: 8 (c-1) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the surcharge imposed by this 9 article shall not apply to transportation services provided by commuter 10 vans, as such term is defined pursuant to section twelve hundred nine- 11 ty-nine of this article. 12 § 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 13 1704-b to read as follows: 14 § 1704-b. Exemption from central business district tolling program. 15 Any owner or operator of a commuter van, as such term is defined pursu- 16 ant to section twelve hundred ninety-nine of the tax law, while in the 17 course of operating such commuter van for the purposes of transporting 18 passengers, shall not be charged for entry into or remaining in the 19 central business district pursuant to section seventeen hundred four-a 20 of this article. 21 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05976-01-5
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