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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 6976: Extends the metropolitan transportation authority's half fare rate program to persons receiving benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program

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 6976 is a bill introduced in the New York House on March 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Extends the metropolitan transportation authority's half fare rate program to persons receiving benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Primary sponsor: Steven Raga (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.

Extends the metropolitan transportation authority's half fare rate program to persons receiving benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steven RagaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50

“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