Bill Commons

NY A 642

in committee

Relates to requirements for metropolitan transportation authority hearings for proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service changes

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 642 pass?

Not yet. NY A 642 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 642 about?

Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county affected by proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service changes; does not apply to standard seasonal or holiday adjustments, temporary changes due to routine maintenance and/or temporary changes in response to emergency situations; requires the authority to hold a hearing in each county of a service area that is affected by the proposed change(s) in fares or services, provided that such hearings be limited to one hearing per calendar day.

Who sponsors NY A 642?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 642.

Description

Requires the MTA to hold hearings in each county affected by proposed fare increases, major reductions of transportation and/or major service changes; does not apply to standard seasonal or holiday adjustments, temporary changes due to routine maintenance and/or temporary changes in response to emergency situations; requires the authority to hold a hearing in each county of a service area that is affected by the proposed change(s) in fares or services, provided that such hearings be limited to one hearing per calendar day.

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

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 1011not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 31not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: A 10303not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5182not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 606not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1206not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 388not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 3771

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A642?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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