Senate Bill S5434A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5434 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7150
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§404, 404-h, 404-j, 404-v, 404-w & 404-aa, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3933, A7099
2021-2022: S5337, A1230
2023-2024: S1171, A4114

2017-S5434 - Summary

Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.

2017-S5434 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5434 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5434
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  eliminating
   additional fees for special license plates issued to veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  amended by chapter 103 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1-a. The commissioner may issue special number  plates  to  applicants
 who  are  members  of veterans organizations in the same manner as other
 number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such  special  number
 plates  shall be issued [only] upon [(a)] payment of [a one-time service
 charge of ten dollars in  addition  to]  the  regular  registration  fee
 prescribed  by  section  four  hundred  one  of  this article, and [(b)]
 submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that  the  appli-
 cant  is  presently a member of the veterans organization for which such
 plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified  annually  by  the
 applicant.  Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with
 regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
 of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained  herein  shall
 be  deemed  to  supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d,
 four hundred four-e, four hundred  four-h,  four  hundred  four-i,  four
 hundred four-j, four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p or four hundred
 four-aa of this article.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
 registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S5434A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7150
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§404, 404-h, 404-j, 404-v, 404-w & 404-aa, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3933, A7099
2021-2022: S5337, A1230
2023-2024: S1171, A4114

2017-S5434A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.

2017-S5434A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5434A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5434--A
     Cal. No. 1101
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SEWARD,  AKSHAR, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accord-
   ance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  -- reported favorably from said
   committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- reported favor-
   ably from said committee, ordered to first report,  amended  on  first
   report,  ordered  to  a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  eliminating
   additional fees for special license plates issued to veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read
 as follows:
   1-a. The commissioner may issue special number  plates  to  applicants
 who  are  members  of veterans organizations in the same manner as other
 number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such  special  number
 plates  shall be issued [only] upon [(a)] payment of [a one-time service
 charge of ten dollars in  addition  to]  the  regular  registration  fee
 prescribed  by  section  four  hundred  one  of  this article, and [(b)]
 submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that  the  appli-
 cant  is  presently a member of the veterans organization for which such
 plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified  annually  by  the
 applicant.  Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with
 regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
 of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained  herein  shall
 be  deemed  to  supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d,
 four hundred four-e, four hundred  four-h,  four  hundred  four-i,  four
 hundred  four-j,  four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p, four hundred
 four-aa, or four hundred four-dd of this article.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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