Relates to establishing a public transportation expansion fund

Latest action Apr 29, 2026

Establishes a public transportation expansion fund for the purpose of ensuring access to public transportation for publicly funded economic development projects.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3908, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Economic Development Law.

Committee

Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business · New York State Senate

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To create a Public transportation expansion fund to reimburse transit authorities established pursuant to section eighty-eight-a of the state finance law for expenses of expanding transit to publicly funded econom- ic development projects outside their currently offered service area.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small BusinessApr 29, 2026Result: passed
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Cosponsors

George Borrello and Jeremy Cooney

Democratic1
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Luis R. Sepúlveda says this is needed

Major publicly funded economic development projects across the State need public transit to connect to workforce development in these regions. The location of the new facilities publicly funded through incentives from Empire State Development, IDAs, or other Federal, State, and local subsidies are often outside the existing public transportation service areas of Transportation Authorities. However, these new facilities need access to workforce in the region which often requires expansion of public transit service. The addition and continued operation of these new routes can cost millions of dollars annually to the Transportation Authority. The Public Transportation Expansion Fund would help these Authorities cover both the initial cost of the service as well as the ongoing cost to maintain it. Given how much economic development activity is underway and planned for the future, it is important the State contemplates how it will connect transit dependent individuals with these unprecedented economic opportunities. Perhaps most importantly, the Public Transit Equity Fund would promote workforce development and social equity throughout the State by ensuring that disadvantaged populations have equal access to employment at these new and growing employers.

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

Apr 29, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly
Feb 18, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
NY Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NY Assembly

About this record

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