STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4453

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Assemblyman CAPUTO)

ADOPTED: OCTOBER 29, 2020

      These floor amendments expand the places where a mask or face covering is required, during the public health emergency declared by the Governor in Executive Order 103 of 2020, and any subsequently declared public health emergency, to include any publicly available transportation.  This would include public transportation or public transportation service, autocab companies and transportation network services.  The floor amendments provide that the requirement shall apply to a person over age four and able to medically tolerate a face covering. 

      The floor amendments provide that the violation established by the bill shall, for a first offense, be subject to a fine of $50 for a first offense, and for a second or subsequent violation, to a fine of between $50 up to $500.  "Public transportation or public transportation service" means rail passenger service, motorbus regular route service, paratransit service, motorbus charter service, and ferry passenger service.  The floor amendments also define “autocab” and “transportation network service.”