Bill Text: NY S04030 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4030 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides free public transportation for senior citizens.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-26 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S04030 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04030-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4030
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 26, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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  providing  free
         public transportation for senior citizens
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
    2  15-d to read as follows:
    3    S  15-D.  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. SENIOR CITIZENS
    4  SHALL RECEIVE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FREE OF CHARGE.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    6  it shall have become a law, provided, however, that the commissioner  of
    7  transportation  shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for
    8  the implementation of this act on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03020-01-5