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| Bill | Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city | 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. | us/states/ny | New York Legislature | 2025-2026 | S 6815 | New York S 6815 (2025-2026) |
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New York S 6815 (2025-2026) — Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city
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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- S6815 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Assembly Vote — 135–1 (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Transportation Vote — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Leroy Comrie — primary (person)
- Nathalia Fernandez — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-03-25 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
referral-committee - 2025-05-13 1ST REPORT CAL.1073
- 2025-05-14 2ND REPORT CAL.
- 2025-05-15 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- 2025-06-12 PASSED SENATE
passage - 2025-06-12 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- 2025-06-13 REFERRED TO CODES
referral-committee - 2025-06-13 SUBSTITUTED FOR A8292
- 2025-06-13 ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.678
- 2025-06-13 PASSED ASSEMBLY
passage - 2025-06-13 RETURNED TO SENATE
- 2025-12-08 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
executive-receipt - 2025-12-19 SIGNED CHAP.698
executive-signature - 2025-12-19 APPROVAL MEMO.75
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/73385bc6-ad21-41c0-85d4-1edb1f037a39. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).