Senate bill · S10537 (2025-26)
Exempts certain residents of the central business district from central business district tolls
New York State Senate
Same as A11525, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
Authorizes the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to exempt certain residents of the central business district from the central business district toll.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data
Following needs an Agora account. You will sign in first, then come back to this page.
Your position on this bill
Choose the position closest to yours. You'll sign in or create an account to save it.
Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
The bill would create a point-of-sale exemption for central business district residents who already qualify for the existing CBD toll tax credit, so qualifying residents are not charged in the first place rath- er than paying upfront and seeking tax reimbursements.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Where it stands
Assigned to a committee for review.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Transportation · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate.
The sponsor's argument
Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed
While the congestion relief program already includes specific carve-outs for qualified low-income drivers, asking those drivers to preliminarily pay the toll and wait for reimbursement can lead to unintended negative financial consequences for the driver and additional administrative burden to the state. Low-income drivers are going to be the most burdened by paying an upfront fee, which can significantly limit their cash flow as they can end up waiting a calendar year for their tax cred- its. This bill directs the TBTA to convert that credit into a direct exemption at the point of toll collection exclusively for residents of the central business district who are eligible for the existing CBD toll tax credit. It indexes the income threshold adjusted to the consumer price index-urban going forward, ensuring that the program's reach does not diminish over time.
This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.
Full history
- May 28, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
- May 19, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate