---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the effectiveness of chapter 483 of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities law relating to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to establish an expired fare transfer policy"
description: "Extends provisions requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to establish an expired fare transfer policy until December 31, 2029."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 9956"
citation: "New York A 9956 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DINOWITZ"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-04-20"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fe9d328-c8da-419d-a933-fc1ba6cb5f2d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A9956"
source_hash: "4758b496b2ddadc4f9010d55968d490cbdb36a044c93b98640e23db979c27032"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 9956 (2021-2022) — Extends the effectiveness of chapter 483 of the laws of 2017, amending the public authorities law relating to requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to establish an expired fare transfer policy

Extends provisions requiring the metropolitan transportation authority to establish an expired fare transfer policy until December 31, 2029.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A9956** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9956&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **139–7** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DINOWITZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-04-20** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-25** REPORTED
- **2022-04-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.582
- **2022-05-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-04** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** SUBSTITUTED FOR S8993
- **2022-05-23** 3RD READING CAL.1386
- **2022-05-23** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-23** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-22** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** SIGNED CHAP.279 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fe9d328-c8da-419d-a933-fc1ba6cb5f2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).