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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1148: Enacts the rider representation act relating to membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority

Passed one chamber 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

S 1148 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the rider representation act relating to membership on the board of the metropolitan transportation authority. Primary sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 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.

Provides voting membership to existing non-voting rider representatives on the MTA Board, provides for enhanced representation of MTA riders with disabilities.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 7 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew GounardesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Michael GianarisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Shelley MayerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jessica Scarcella-SpantonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Luis SepúlvedaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.358
  7. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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