S 2141: Relates to prohibiting the metropolitan transportation authority from promulgating rules or regulations that penalize a student for using a student MetroCard when school is not in session.
What S 2141 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to protect students from being penalized for using their student MetroCards when school is not in session. The proposed law prohibits the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from promulgating rules or regulations that penalize students for this action. This means that students will no longer face penalties for using their student MetroCards on days when school is not in session. The law will take effect immediately, ensuring that students are protected from such penalties.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2141
- What is the current status of S 2141?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 2141 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 TRANSPORTATION".
- Did S 2141 pass?
- Not yet. S 2141 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2141, and where is it now?
- S 2141 was authored by Sen. John Liu. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation. It is filed under PBA, alongside 84 other New York PBA bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 213 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2141 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 Transportation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting the metropolitan transportation authority from promulgating rules or regulations that penalize a student for using a student MetroCard when school is not in session 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 not promulgate any rules or regu- 5 lations that penalize any student for using any card or other fare media 6 issued by the city school district for the city of New York for trans- 7 portation purposes on any day when school is not in session. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05973-01-5
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