S10535 • 2025

Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency

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Sponsor: Steve Rhoads
Last action: 2026-05-19
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency

Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency Provides that no individual or entity shall be charged a central business district toll during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency that causes a stoppage for more than twenty-four hours or significant delays of any metropolitan transportation authority, metro north commuter railroad, New York city transit authority, or Long Island railroad services.

What This Bill Does

Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency Provides that no individual or entity shall be charged a central business district toll during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency that causes a stoppage for more than twenty-four hours or significant delays of any metropolitan transportation authority, metro north commuter railroad, New York city transit authority, or Long Island railroad services.

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Bill History

2026-05-19 Senate
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency
Provides that no individual or entity shall be charged a central business district toll during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency that causes a stoppage for more than twenty-four hours or significant delays of any metropolitan transportation authority, metro north commuter railroad, New York city transit authority, or Long Island railroad services.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10535

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 19, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  RHOADS,  CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, MARTINS, MATTERA,
          MURRAY, PALUMBO, WEIK -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
          a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike
          by  an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emer-
          gency

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

     1    Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
     3    2-A.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO
     4  INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY SHALL BE CHARGED A CENTRAL BUSINESS  DISTRICT  TOLL
     5  DURING  ANY  PERIOD OF STRIKE BY AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, WORK STOPPAGE
     6  OR DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY THAT CAUSES  A  STOPPAGE  FOR  MORE  THAN
     7  TWENTY-FOUR  HOURS OR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS OF ANY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTA-
     8  TION AUTHORITY, METRO NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD,  NEW  YORK  CITY  TRANSIT
     9  AUTHORITY,  OR  LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD SERVICES. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS SHALL
    10  MEAN ANY INTERFERENCE WITH SERVICES AS A RESULT OF A WORK STOPPAGE WHICH
    11  CAUSES ADDITIONAL PLATFORM TIME, ADDITIONAL TRAIN TIME, OR  MAJOR  INCI-
    12  DENTS  AS  DEFINED BY SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX-F OF THE PUBLIC
    13  AUTHORITIES LAW.
    14    (B) ADDITIONALLY, DURING ANY PERIOD OF STRIKE BY AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZA-
    15  TION, WORK STOPPAGE OR DECLARED STATE  OF  EMERGENCY,  THE  METROPOLITAN
    16  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SHALL RETURN ANY CHARGES COLLECTED FROM MONTHLY
    17  TICKET HOLDERS FOR BUSINESS DAYS IN WHICH SERVICES ARE INTERRUPTED.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15938-01-6