Bill Text: NY A01491 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a central business district toll exemption for veterans who are residents of New York state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-10 - referred to transportation [A01491 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A01491-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1491

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 10, 2025
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
          a central business district toll exemption for veterans

          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.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no veteran who is
     4  a New York state resident shall be charged a central  business  district
     5  toll.    For  the purposes of this subdivision, "veteran" shall have the
     6  same meaning as in subdivision three of section  one  of  the  veterans'
     7  services law.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04225-01-5