Senate BillIntroduced
S 7608: Provides that any service outside of a city with a population of more than one million, that is designated as a microtransit service shall be eligible for statewide mass transportation operating assistance regardless of vehicle size; defines "microtransit service" to mean a technology-enabled on-demand service with dynamically generated routing that uses a managed fleet of multi-passenger vehicles dedicated to that service.
What S 7608 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the transportation law to allow reimbursement of operating expenses for small vehicles used in specific bus or demand-responsive services under the statewide mass transportation operating assistance program. The amendment applies to services outside of cities with a population of over 4 million, designated as microtransit services. Microtransit services are defined as technology-enabled on-demand services with dynamically generated routing using a managed fleet of multi-passenger vehicles. The amendment allows these services to be eligible for reimbursement regardless of vehicle size. The changes take effect immediately.
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7608
- What is the current status of S 7608?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7608 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 7608 pass?
- Not yet. S 7608 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7608, and where is it now?
- S 7608 was authored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 23, 2025 · 225 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7608 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to permitting the reimbursement of operating expenses of small vehicles as part of specific bus or demand-responsive services under the statewide mass transportation operating assistance program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 18-b of the transportation law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. a. Any service outside of a city with a population of more than 4 one million, that is designated as a microtransit service shall be 5 eligible for statewide mass transportation operating assistance regard- 6 less of vehicle size. 7 b. For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "microtransit 8 service" shall mean a technology-enabled on-demand service with dynam- 9 ically generated routing that uses a managed fleet of multi-passenger 10 vehicles dedicated to that service. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01278-01-5
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