Bill > A08292

This bill amends the New York vehicle and traffic law to create a legal defense for Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees who are issued citations for using bus lanes during the performance of their official duties. Specifically, the bill provides that an MTA employee will not be prosecuted for violating a bus lane restriction if they are operating an authorized employer vehicle in the bus lane while conducting lawful business or providing service to an official MTA vehicle or personnel. This creates a specific exemption to bus lane restrictions for MTA employees who are actively working and using the bus lane as part of their job responsibilities. The bill appears to recognize that MTA employees may sometimes need to use bus lanes for practical operational purposes, and seeks to protect them from potential traffic violations when doing so in the course of their authorized duties. The amendment will take effect immediately upon passage, though it is subject to the existing provisions for potential future repeal of the underlying section of law.

Housing and Urban Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8292