STATE OF NEW YORK
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5353
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 29, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
the metropolitan transportation authority from listing a gender on
commuter tickets
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-l to read as follows:
3 § 1266-l. Prohibition of gender information on commuter passes, tick-
4 ets or fare cards. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the
5 metropolitan transportation authority is prohibited from listing a
6 gender on any commuter pass, ticket or fare card as a means of identify-
7 ing the owner of such pass, ticket or fare card.
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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