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NY A 5793

in committee

Requires fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5793 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5793 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

What is NY A 5793 about?

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.

Who sponsors NY A 5793?

Alicia Hyndman is the primary sponsor of NY A 5793, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Alicia Hyndmanprimary
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8382not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 9402not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 6497

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5793?summary=&detail=

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