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S 6497: Requires fares for paratransit services providing public transportation for eligible individuals with disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using public buses and subways for some or all of their trips, to be made available at the same fares for individuals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to utilize public buses and subways.
What S 6497 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill requires fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities. This means that individuals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to use public buses and subways must pay the same fares as those who use the regular public transportation services. The bill aims to make paratransit services more accessible and equitable for eligible individuals. The changes will take effect ninety days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6497
- What is the current status of S 6497?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6497 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 6497 pass?
- Not yet. S 6497 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6497, and where is it now?
- S 6497 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Mar. 14, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 14, 2025 · 236 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6497 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 requiring fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities 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 provisions of law, or the terms of any 4 contract, where the authority offers paratransit service to provide 5 public transportation for eligible individuals with disabilities or 6 health conditions that prevent them from using the public buses and 7 subways operated by the authority for some or all of their trips, such 8 paratransit service shall be made available at the same fares for indi- 9 viduals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to utilize 10 the public buses and subways operated by the authority. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 12 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09850-01-5
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