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

New York S 6815, Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Leroy Comrie (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.75) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 6815
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to bus lane restrictions in New York city
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.75
- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: TRANSPORTATION, CODES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (207 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- MTA transit workers get a bus-lane defense: benefit, low. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees have a new legal defense against prosecution for certain New York City bus-lane violations. Employees must be performing authorized MTA duties and driving an authorized employer vehicle in the bus lane during the violation. They must be conducti…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nathalia Fernandez (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 135 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-13 | committee | Transportation Committee Vote | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.75 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.698 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.678 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8292 (House)
- 2025-06-13: REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-06-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: 1ST REPORT CAL.1073 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6815)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S6815)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S6815-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).