Relates to the Fair Fares act
Summary
Requires that any individual who is eligible for the Fair Fares NYC program and any person whose income is three hundred percent of the federal poverty level receive a fifty percent discount on trips using the Long Island Rail Road, paratransit services, New York city transit subways or buses, and/or Metro-North railroad; defines terms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Last action Mar 17, 2026
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What changed between versions
S3887B
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S3887C
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MODERATE
This bill revision shifts responsibility for expanding the Fair Fares NYC program from the transit authority to the city of New York, requiring the city to fund the expansion and lead public outreach efforts instead of the authority. The change clarifies that the city of New York, not the authority, must consult with the authority when implementing these changes.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from authority-led implementation to city-led implementation with city funding responsibility
FISCAL
Added explicit requirement that the city of New York must fund the expansion of the Fair Fares NYC program to include additional eligible individuals
REQUIREMENT
Changed consultation responsibility from authority consulting with city to city consulting with authority regarding program expansion
Transferred public outreach campaign responsibility from the authority to the city of New York
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting changes to bill version number, session dates, and committee recommitment language
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Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
6
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3887C
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3887B
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3887A
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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