---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems"
description: "Relates to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "A 8511"
citation: "New York A 8511 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DINOWITZ"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-06-18"
last_action: "2018-12-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4b29ab0-cda9-412a-8d5c-eb6d0041fcab"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A8511"
source_hash: "24a1aec9c45ecc71c2fed11dba799d8ca19621ee1a17d2183ffcacb8469d203b"
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 8511 (2017-2018) — Relates to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems

Relates to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8511 HTML** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8511&term=2017&Text=Y)
2. **A8511 PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2017/A8511)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DINOWITZ — primary (person)
- ARROYO — cosponsor (person)
- AUBRY — cosponsor (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- COOK — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- GLICK — cosponsor (person)
- GOTTFRIED R — cosponsor (person)
- HYNDMAN — cosponsor (person)
- MOSLEY — cosponsor (person)
- MURRAY — cosponsor (person)
- PICHARDO — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- ROSENTHAL L — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- TAYLOR — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-18** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** REPORTED
- **2018-04-26** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.798
- **2018-05-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2018-05-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2018-05-07** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6807
- **2018-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1106
- **2018-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2018-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2018-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2018-12-28** SIGNED CHAP.465 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4b29ab0-cda9-412a-8d5c-eb6d0041fcab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).