What's happening
This bill requires New York subway and bus systems to post signs and make announcements reserving seats for pregnant, elderly, and disabled passengers.
Why it matters
Improves accessibility and comfort. for pregnant, elderly, and disabled riders by requiring clear designation of reserved seating, making it easier for those who need priority seats to find and use them.
Raises public awareness and encourages compliance. through prominent signage and announcements, potentially fostering a more respectful and considerate transit environment.
Mandates consistent communication. by including information on both physical signs and digital/announced messages, ensuring all passengers—regardless of language or sensory limitations—are informed about priority seating rules.
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Post Transit Priority Seating Signs
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Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to ways and means
- Print number 586a
- Amend (t) and recommit to ways and means
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Post Priority Seating Signs
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Michael H. Ranzenhofer
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STATE OF NEW YORK
586--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to priority seating for pregnant, elderly, and disabled passengers
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1266-k to read as follows:
§ 1266-k. Priority seating for pregnant, elderly, and disabled passengers. 1. The authority shall post signage, which may take the form of a sticker, in each subway car and bus, in the manner and of the size and number, sufficient to be viewed by passengers in all parts of such subway car and bus which states, either graphically or in the languages the authority deems appropriate: "Please give up your seat for pregnant, elderly, or disabled passengers."
2. The authority shall post signage, which may take the form of a sticker, designating certain seats in such subway car and bus as reserved for pregnant, elderly or disabled passengers. Such signage shall state, either graphically or in the languages the authority deems appropriate: "These seats are reserved for pregnant, elderly, and disabled passengers."
3. In addition to the signage required in subdivisions one and two of this section, such information shall be included in any LED banner signs and any announcements made in subway cars or buses.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01935-08-7
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