Senate Bill S1171

2023-2024 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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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2023-S1171 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4114
Current Committee:
Senate 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:
2017-2018: S5434, A7150
2019-2020: S3933, A7099
2021-2022: S5337, A1230

2023-S1171 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S1171 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1171 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1171
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD03494-01-3
              

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