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S 6938: Allows for paratransit eligible for paratransit eligible individuals who are at least eighty years old, to be required only to present correspondence from a licensed physician, dated within the preceding thirty days, indicating that the paratransit service is still necessary for the individual to make a single application for paratransit services; provides that once approved, such individuals shall be exempt from all certification requirements.
What S 6938 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Public Authorities Law to provide special powers to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It introduces a new provision that allows paratransit-eligible individuals who are at least 80 years old to make a single application for paratransit services without the need for recertification. To qualify, they must present a letter from a licensed physician dated within the past 30 days, confirming that the paratransit service is still necessary for them. Once approved, they are exempt from all recertification requirements.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6938
- What is the current status of S 6938?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6938 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 6938 pass?
- Not yet. S 6938 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6938, and where is it now?
- S 6938 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Mar. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 27, 2025 · 202 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6938 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 special powers of the metropolitan transportation authority 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 15-a to read as follows: 3 15-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, paratransit eligible 4 individuals who are at least eighty years old, shall be required only to 5 present correspondence from a licensed physician, dated within the 6 preceding thirty days, indicating that the paratransit service is still 7 necessary for the individual to make a single application for paratran- 8 sit services. Once approved, such individuals shall be exempt from all 9 recertification requirements. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09706-01-5
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