Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city

Latest action Dec 19, 2025

Provides that it shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of a bus lane restriction pursuant to a bus rapid transit program when an employee of the metropolitan transportation authority is performing authorized duties on behalf of such authority and is operating an authorized employer motor vehicle in the bus lane at the time of the violation and conducting lawful business or providing service to an official metropolitan transportation authority vehicle or personnel while in a bus lane.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A8292, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Transportation · New York State Assembly, Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill will ensure affirmative defense for metropolitan transporta- tion employees operating in the scope of assigned duties who receive bus lane traffic infractions

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Transportation
Senate TransportationMay 13, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Nathalia Fernandez

Democratic1

Nathalia Fernandez

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed

Metropolitan transportation authority (MTA) employees have been receiv- ing parking fines for conducting lawful business in New York city bus lanes. Taking off work to address these fines has been onerous to employees and the authority. This bill will provide employees an affir- mative defense to address the fines without being present in court. As such, employees who cannot state they were conducting business for the agency in a bus lane would still be found liable for violating the City's parking code (ie. grabbing coffee, etc etc.). This bill will further ensure that MTA employees can do their job without the undue burden of parking fines in the scope of their assigned duties.

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

Dec 19, 2025
Approval MEMO.75
APPROVAL MEMO.75
NY Senate
Dec 19, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.698
NY Senate
Dec 8, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.678
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.678
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly

Show full history (13 earlier events)

Jun 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A8292
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Rules Report CAL.678
RULES REPORT CAL.678
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
May 15, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 13, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1073
1ST REPORT CAL.1073
NY Senate
May 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate

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