Bill Commons

NY S 6497

in committee

Requires fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 6497 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6497 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

What is NY S 6497 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 S 6497?

Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 6497.

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 TRANSPORTATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Cordell Cleareprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8382not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3178not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5793

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6497?summary=&detail=

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