A10180 • 2025

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Al Taylor
Last action: 2026-05-18
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms and when such time-delay egress mechanisms may be used.

What This Bill Does

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms and when such time-delay egress mechanisms may be used.

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Bill History

2026-05-18 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
2026-05-18 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 10180B
2026-04-20 Assembly
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
2026-04-20 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 10180A
2026-02-12 Assembly
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Official Summary Text

Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms
Establishes how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms and when such time-delay egress mechanisms may be used.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10180

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    February 12, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to expanding
          time-delay mechanisms on emergency exit gates

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 1279-j to read as follows:
     3    § 1279-J. TIME-DELAY EMERGENCY  MECHANISMS.  1.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
     4  INSTALL  AND  REASONABLY  MAINTAIN  TIME-DELAY  EGRESS MECHANISMS ON ALL
     5  EMERGENCY GATES AT  ALL  SUBWAY  STATIONS  OPERATED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY.
     6  FURTHER,  THE AUTHORITY WHEN INSTALLING SUCH TIME-DELAY EGRESS MECHANISM
     7  SHALL:
     8    (A) INCLUDE OVERRIDE SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCIES (E.G., FIRES,
     9  POWER FAILURES, EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS); AND
    10    (B) COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.
    11    2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING SUCH TIME-DELAY EGRESS
    12  MECHANISMS  AT  UNSTAFFED  STATIONS.  FURTHER,  IF  A  STATION   BECOMES
    13  UNSTAFFED, THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DEACTIVATE SUCH TIME-DELAY
    14  MECHANISM  UNTIL  SUCH  STATION  HAS A TRAINED HUMAN STATION AGENT PHYS-
    15  ICALLY PRESENT AND ON DUTY.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14323-01-5