Senate BillChaptered/Signed
S 6815: Provides that it shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of a bus lane restriction pursuant to a bus rapid transit program when an employee of the metropolitan transportation authority is performing authorized duties on behalf of such authority and is operating an authorized employer motor vehicle in the bus lane at the time of the violation and conducting lawful business or providing service to an official metropolitan transportation authority vehicle or personnel while in a bus lane.
What S 6815 does, verified December 20, 2025
The bill provides an affirmative defense for individuals operating authorized employer vehicles in bus lanes under specific circumstances. It allows employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to operate their vehicles in bus lanes while conducting authorized duties or providing service to official vehicles or personnel. The defense is applicable only when the employee is performing authorized duties and the vehicle is operating in a lawful manner. The bill takes effect immediately, but the amendments will be repealed with the repeal of the section that was amended.
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Last action: APPROVAL MEMO.75 (2025-12-19)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6815
- What is the current status of S 6815?
- As of December 20, 2025, S 6815 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on December 19, 2025, was "APPROVAL MEMO.75".
- Did S 6815 pass?
- Yes. S 6815 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action December 19, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 6815, and where is it now?
- S 6815 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie with 1 coauthor.
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| Dec. 19, 2025 | APPROVAL MEMO.75 |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.698 |
| Dec. 08, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | referred to codes |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | returned to senate |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 269 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6815 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 25, 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 vehicle and traffic law, in relation to an affirma- tive defense for bus lane restrictions in New York city The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (o) to read as follows: 3 (o) It shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of a bus 4 lane restriction pursuant to a bus rapid transit program adopted pursu- 5 ant to this section when an employee of the metropolitan transportation 6 authority is performing authorized duties on behalf of such authority 7 and is operating an authorized employer motor vehicle in the bus lane at 8 the time of the violation and conducting lawful business or providing 9 service to an official metropolitan transportation authority vehicle or 10 personnel while in a bus lane. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 12 the amendments to section 1111-c of the vehicle and traffic law made by 13 section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and 14 shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11210-01-5
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