NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1906
SPONSOR: Colton (MS) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing
notification to customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains
and buses
PURPOSE:
To notify MTA customers, making them aware of bed bug infestations on
MTA subways, trains, and buses as a measure of public safety and public
health awareness, to help prevent the spreading of such infestation.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Of the public authorities law is amended by adding section
1266-n to read as follows:
1266-n. Notification of bed bug infestations. The Authority shall estab-
lish a system to notify customers of bed bug infestations on subways,
trains, and buses, within twenty-four hours of discovering such infesta-
tion. Such system may include notification through the authority's
webpage, or by e-mail, or text message.
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, there is no such notification system to inform MTA customers
of bed bug infestations on MTA subways, trains, and buses. This will
help to address the immediate problem by preventing the transfer of bed
bugs, thusly preventing the spread of the infestation to other facili-
ties, residences, and vehicles.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: A.2579a/passed assembly
2022: A.3991/passed assembly
2020: A.4869/Corps.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
NONE.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1906
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, ROSENTHAL, WALKER, COOK, SEAWRIGHT,
TAYLOR, GLICK, WILLIAMS, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
DILAN, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing
notification to customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subways,
trains and buses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1266-n to read as follows:
3 § 1266-n. Notification of bed bug infestations. The authority shall
4 establish a system to notify customers of bed bug infestations on
5 subways, trains and buses, within twenty-four hours of discovering such
6 infestation. Such system may include notification through the authori-
7 ty's webpage, or by email or text message.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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