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S 4897: Establishes a central business district toll exemption for certain emergency medical technicians and fire protection inspectors.
What S 4897 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill establishes a central business district toll exemption for certain employees in the city of New York and the New York City Fire Department. These exemptions apply to employees in titles that require emergency medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician duties, as well as those in titles that supervise employees with these duties. Additionally, exemptions are also granted to employees in titles that require fire protection inspector or associate fire protection inspector duties, or those that supervise employees with these duties. The exemptions are effective immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4897
- What is the current status of S 4897?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 4897 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 4897 pass?
- Not yet. S 4897 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4897, and where is it now?
- S 4897 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 327 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4897 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing a central business district toll exemption for certain emergency medical technicians and fire protection inspectors 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 5 to read as follows: 3 5. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no employee of the 4 city of New York or the New York city fire department in a title whose 5 duties are those of an emergency medical technician or advanced emergen- 6 cy medical technician (as those terms are defined in section three thou- 7 sand one of the public health law), or in a title whose duties require 8 the supervision of employees whose duties are those of an emergency 9 medical technician or advanced emergency medical technician (as those 10 terms are defined in section three thousand one of the public health 11 law), shall be charged a central business district toll; and, further, 12 no employee of the city of New York or the New York city fire department 13 in a title whose duties are those of a fire protection inspector or 14 associate fire protection inspector, or in a title whose duties require 15 the supervision of employees whose duties are those of a fire protection 16 inspector or associate fire protection inspector, shall be charged a 17 central business district toll. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09687-01-5
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