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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6815: Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city

Enacted 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 6815 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city. Primary sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): APPROVAL MEMO.75.

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 that it shall be a defense to any prosecution for a violation of a bus lane restriction pursuant to a bus rapid transit program when an employee of the metropolitan transportation authority is performing authorized duties on behalf of such authority and is operating an authorized employer motor vehicle in the bus lane at the time of the violation and conducting lawful business or providing service to an official metropolitan transportation authority vehicle or personnel while in a bus lane.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leroy ComriePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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. APPROVAL MEMO.75
  2. SIGNED CHAP.698
  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.678
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A8292
  8. REFERRED TO CODES
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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