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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5793: Requires fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 5793 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires fare parity for paratransit services operated by certain authorities. Primary sponsor: Alicia Hyndman (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires fares for paratransit services providing public transportation for eligible individuals with disabilities or health conditions that prevent them from using public buses and subways for some or all of their trips, to be made available at the same fares for individuals with disabilities or health conditions who are able to utilize public buses and subways.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alicia HyndmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  2. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source