New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11497: Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency
Status: In committee, May 28, 2026
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 the bill says
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 emergency.
From the introduced text, May 28, 2026:
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 emergency THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1704-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, 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 RAIL ROAD SERVICES. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS SHALL MEAN ANY INTERFERENCE WITH SERVICES AS A RESULT OF A WORK STOPPAGE WHICH CAUSES ADDITIONAL PLATFORM TIME, ADDITIONAL TRAIN TIME, OR MAJOR INCIDENTS AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX-F OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW. (B) ADDITIONALLY, DURING ANY PERIOD OF STRIKE BY AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, WORK STOPPAGE OR DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SHALL RETURN ANY CHARGES COLLECTED FROM MONTHLY TICKET HOLDERS FOR BUSINESS DAYS IN WHICH SERVICES ARE …
Sponsors
- Edward Ra (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Jodi Giglio (R, 2)
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3)
- Doug Smith (R, 5)
- Jarett Gandolfo (R, 7)
- Michael Fitzpatrick (R, 8)
- Michael Durso (R, 9)
- Brown, Keith (R, 12)
- David McDonough (R, 14)
- Jacob Blumencranz (R, 15)
- Daniel Norber (R, 16)
- John Mikulin (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Subjects: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Common questions
- What is A11497?
- A11497 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes a central business district toll exemption during any period of strike by an employee organization, work stoppage or declared state of emergency.
- What does A11497 do?
- In its own words: 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 emergency.
- What is the status of A11497?
- In committee as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11497?
- Edward Ra (R, 19), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A11497?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11497
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