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S 5244: Establishes a no fare program for individuals serving as full-time employees of the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Railroad and the Metro-North Commuter railroad company.
What S 5244 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a no-fare program for full-time employees of the New York City Transit Authority, the Long Island Railroad, and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company. To be eligible for this program, employees must show their agency-issued identification card. The law will take effect on the 120th day after it becomes a law. Effective immediately, the necessary rules and regulations for implementation will be authorized and completed before the law's effective date.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5244
- What is the current status of S 5244?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 5244 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 5244 pass?
- Not yet. S 5244 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5244, and where is it now?
- S 5244 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 346 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5244 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 establishing a no fare program for individuals serving as full-time employees of the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Railroad and the Metro-North Commuter railroad company 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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or the terms of 4 any contract, the authority, in consultation with the New York city 5 transit authority, the Long Island Railroad and the Metro-North Commuter 6 railroad company, shall establish and implement a no fare program for 7 transportation on New York city transit authority systems, the Long 8 Island Railroad and the Metro-North Commuter railroad company for indi- 9 viduals serving as full-time employees of the New York city transit 10 authority, the Long Island Railroad and the Metro-North Commuter rail- 11 road company. 12 (b) In order to be eligible for such no fare program the full-time 13 employees of the New York city transit authority, the Long Island Rail- 14 road and the Metro-North Commuter railroad company must show their agen- 15 cy issued identification card. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 17 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 18 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 19 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 20 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08901-01-5
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