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S 5120: Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company if returned within one year.
What S 5120 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to provide benefits to passengers who purchase tickets for the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company. One-way, round trip, or multi-trip tickets not purchased for a specific period or unlimited travel will be valid for one year from the date of purchase. The public authorities will reimburse passengers 100% of the purchase price of any unused ticket, provided it is returned within one year. The public authorities are prohibited from assessing any surcharge or processing fee for the return of unused tickets. Additionally, if a passenger boards a train with insufficient fare, the additional fare will be rounded up to the nearest quarter of a dollar. The bill will take effect on the 30th day after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5120
- What is the current status of S 5120?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 5120 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 5120 pass?
- Not yet. S 5120 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5120, and where is it now?
- S 5120 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2025 · 364 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5120 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 one-way, round trip or multi-trip tickets and tickets purchased after boarding the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Compa- ny The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding two new 2 sections 1266-n and 1266-o to read as follows: 3 § 1266-n. Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad 4 Company; reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 5 one-way, round trip or multi-trip ticket not purchased for a specific 6 month or unlimited travel, but purchased for use on the Long Island Rail 7 Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company shall be valid for one 8 year from the date of purchase and the authority shall reimburse one 9 hundred percent of the purchase price of any unused Long Island Rail 10 Road or Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company one-way, round trip or 11 multi-trip ticket to the bearer of such ticket, provided that such tick- 12 et is returned within one year of the date of purchase. The authority is 13 prohibited from assessing any surcharge or processing fee for the return 14 of any such unused one-way, round trip or multi-trip ticket purchased 15 for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Rail- 16 road Company. 17 § 1266-o. Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Commuter Railroad 18 Company; fare after boarding. Additional train fare purchased after 19 boarding by a passenger possessing a ticket with insufficient fare, 20 shall be rounded up to the nearest quarter of a dollar. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 22 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06003-01-5
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