Provides a defense from liability for certain MTA vehicles standing, stopped, or parked in violation of certain bus lane restrictions in New York city

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Provides a defense from liability for MTA vehicles standing, stopped, or parked in violation of certain bus lane restrictions in New York city where such MTA vehicles were operated by an employee of the MTA performing authorized duties.

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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 A9512, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Committee

Rules · New York State Assembly

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

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill makes clarifying chapter amendments to MTA employee defense from liability for certain standing, stopping, and parking violations statute.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 13, 2026Result: passed
(59) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (0)

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

Feb 13, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Feb 13, 2026
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.80
NY Senate
Jan 21, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.58
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.58
NY Assembly
Jan 21, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 21, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly

Show full history (7 earlier events)

Jan 21, 2026
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A9512
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.35
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.35
NY Senate
Jan 9, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate

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