senate Bill S1503

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients

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Jan 06, 2010 referred to transportation
Feb 02, 2009 referred to transportation

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S1503 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A670
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง404-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2901, A324
2013-2014: S4451, A1526
2015-2016: S6969, A1731
2017-2018: S4086, A154
2019-2020: S1599, A75
2021-2022: A1378

S1503 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients; exempts purple heart recipients from all fees associated with the distinctive license plate issued to them in recognition of their purple heart award.

S1503 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1503 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1503

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  ALESI,  BONACIC, FUSCHILLO, GOLDEN,
  GRIFFO, MORAHAN, VOLKER -- 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 the elimi-
  nation of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates  for
  purple heart recipients

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, 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 arti-
cle], provided, however, that no  REGISTRATION  FEE  OR  service  charge
shall  be  charged  for  such plate. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A
DISTINCTIVE PLATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH PURPLE HEART  RECIPIENT
SHALL  BE  EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY FEES RELATING TO THE REGISTRA-
TION OR RENEWAL THEREOF AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  ONE  OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00603-01-9

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