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S 6024: Relates to E-ZPass availability and waiving deposit fees for a certain period after a rate increase.
What S 6024 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to provide relief to New York residents who have been affected by a recent rate increase for using the thruway or certain parts of the highway. If the rate increase is implemented, the authority will waive the deposit requirement for a new e-zpass transponder for at least 60 days. Additionally, retailers that sell e-zpass must accept cash payments as a valid method for purchasing or reloading e-zpass transponders. This change will take effect immediately, with some provisions taking effect 90 days after the bill is signed into law.
Bill journey
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✓First Chamber FloorComplete
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6024
- What is the current status of S 6024?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6024 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION".
- Did S 6024 pass?
- Not yet. S 6024 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote S 6024, and where is it now?
- S 6024 was authored by Sen. April Baskin. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | returned to senate |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | died in assembly |
| Apr. 03, 2025 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Apr. 03, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 393 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6024 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BASKIN -- 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 E-ZPass availability and waiving deposit fees for a certain period after a rate increase 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 a new 2 section 378-b to read as follows: 3 § 378-b. E-ZPass availability. 1. If the authority shall vote to 4 increase any fees, rentals or charges for the use of the thruway or any 5 part thereof pursuant to subdivision eight of section three hundred 6 fifty-four of this title for cash or users who do not use E-ZPass to pay 7 such fees, rentals or charges, the requirement to make a deposit owed to 8 secure a new E-ZPass transponder shall be waived for a period of no less 9 than sixty days from the date that the increase takes effect. 10 2. Any retail location in the state which sells E-ZPass shall be 11 required to accept cash payment as a valid method to purchase an E-ZPass 12 or for E-ZPass holders to reload their E-ZPass transponder. 13 3. For purposes of this section, "E-ZPass" and "E-ZPass transponder" 14 shall mean a receiver-transmitter issued by the authority in connection 15 with electronic toll collection when such receiver-transmitter is 16 affixed to the exterior or interior of a vehicle in accordance with 17 mounting instructions provided by the authority. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided however, that 19 subdivision 2 of section 378-b of the public authorities law as added by 20 section one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it 21 shall have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment 22 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 23 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 24 completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09403-01-5
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