A2407 • 2025

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard

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Sponsor: Jerett Gandolfo
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, to establish a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard, upon showing a military or national guard identification card.

What This Bill Does

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, to establish a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard, upon showing a military or national guard identification card.

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Bill History

2026-05-11 Assembly
HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
2025-01-16 Assembly
REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Official Summary Text

Establishes a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard
Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, to establish a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard, upon showing a military or national guard identification card.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          2407

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    January 16, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GANDOLFO, BEEPHAN, E. BROWN, MANKTELOW, McDO-
          NOUGH,  STERN,  BRABENEC,  SIMPSON,   DURSO,   DeSTEFANO,   TANNOUSIS,
          LEMONDES,  MAHER,  CUNNINGHAM,  SMITH -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
          a  no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for
          individuals in active military service of the United States and active
          duty members of the New York national guard

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

     1    Section  1.  Section  1266 of the public authorities law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows:
     3    20. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY,  IN
     4  CONSULTATION  WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLE-
     5  MENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION ON THE LONG ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD
     6  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  IN  ACTIVE  MILITARY  SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AND
     7  ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD.
     8    (B) IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH NO FARE PROGRAM, AN INDIVIDUAL IN
     9  ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OR AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF
    10  THE NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD SHALL SHOW THEIR MILITARY-ISSUED OR NEW YORK
    11  NATIONAL GUARD-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARD.
    12    (C) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERMS  "ACTIVE  MILITARY
    13  SERVICE  OF  THE  UNITED STATES", "NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD", "MILITARY",
    14  AND "ACTIVE DUTY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE
    15  OF THE MILITARY LAW.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    17  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
    18  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    19  tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
    20  completed on or before such effective date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04571-01-5