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NY State Legislature · S6815-2025 · Signed by Governor

Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city Read the full text

Senate

What it does

Provides that it shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of a bus lane restriction pursuant to a bus rapid transit program when an employee of the metropolitan transportation authority is performing authorized duties on behalf of such authority and is operating an authorized employer motor vehicle in the bus lane at the time of the violation and conducting lawful business or providing service to an official metropolitan transportation authority vehicle or personnel while in a bus lane.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · Mar 25, 2025

Senate

1ST REPORT CAL.1073 · May 13, 2025

Senate

2ND REPORT CAL. · May 14, 2025

Senate

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · May 15, 2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE · Jun 12, 2025

Senate

DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 12, 2025

Senate

REFERRED TO CODES · Jun 13, 2025

Assembly

SUBSTITUTED FOR A8292 · Jun 13, 2025

Assembly

ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.678 · Jun 13, 2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 13, 2025

Assembly

RETURNED TO SENATE · Jun 13, 2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 8, 2025

Senate

SIGNED CHAP.698 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

APPROVAL MEMO.75 · Dec 19, 2025

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Leroy ComrieNathalia Fernandez

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-12 · EXC 4, AYE 59
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-05-13 · AYEWR 1, AYE 12
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

Transport Workers Union of America AFL-CIOvia MIRRAM GROUP LLC
2 filings
ATU NY STATE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE BOARDvia HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP
1 filing
REINVENT ALBANYvia REINVENT ALBANY
1 filing
Transit Supervisors Organization-TWU Local 106via Transit Supervisors Organization-TWU Local 106
1 filing
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION LOCAL 100via MIRRAM GROUP LLC
1 filing
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION LOCAL 100via TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION LOCAL 100
1 filing
From 7 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Dec 19, 2025).