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Senate Bill S1551

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the "New York state organ donor awareness and education act"

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2011-S1551 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§401, 502 & 508, V & T L; amd §95-d, St Fin L; amd §§4310 & 4303, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S7727

2011-S1551 - Summary

Enacts the "New York state organ donor awareness and education act"; provides mechanisms to fund the "life pass it on trust fund" through the department of motor vehicles.

2011-S1551 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1551 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1551

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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, the state finance  law  and
  the public health law, in relation to implementing the "New York state
  organ donor awareness and education act"

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

  Section 1.  Short title. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
the "New York state organ donor awareness and education act".
  S  2.  Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of  section 401 of the vehicle and
traffic law, as amended by chapter 222 of the laws of 1996,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  b.  Every  owner  of a motor vehicle which shall be operated or driven
upon the public highways  of  this  state  shall,  except  as  otherwise
expressly  provided, cause to be presented, by mail or otherwise, to the
office or a branch office of the commissioner, or to any  agent  of  the
commissioner,  constituted  as  provided in this chapter, an application
for registration addressed to the commissioner, and on  a  blank  to  be
prepared  under  the  direction of and furnished by the commissioner for
that purpose, containing: (a) a brief description of the  motor  vehicle
to be registered, including the name and factory number of such vehicle,
and  such  other facts as the commissioner shall require; (b) the weight
of the vehicle upon which the registration fee is based if  the  fee  is
based  on  weight;  (c)  the name and residence, including county of the
owner of such motor vehicle; (C-1) WITH RESPECT TO VEHICLES  SUBJECT  TO
REGISTRATION  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION SIX, PARAGRAPH ONE OF SCHEDULE B
AND SCHEDULE C OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, SPACE ON THE APPLI-
CATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATION TO ENABLE THE APPLICANT  TO  REGISTER  OR
DECLINE REGISTRATION IN THE NEW YORK STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY PURSUANT
TO  SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AS INDI-
CATED BY CHECKING "YES" OR "NO" TO REGISTRATION IN SUCH REGISTRY;  SPACE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06083-01-1
              

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2011-S1551A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§401, 502 & 508, V & T L; amd §95-d, St Fin L; amd §§4310 & 4303, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S7727

2011-S1551A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York state organ donor awareness and education act"; provides mechanisms to fund the "life pass it on trust fund" through the department of motor vehicles.

2011-S1551A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1551A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1551--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. SAMPSON, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Transportation in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, the state finance law and
  the public health law, in relation to implementing the "New York state
  organ donor awareness and education act"

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

  Section  1.   Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "New York state organ donor awareness and education act".
  S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of  section 401 of the  vehicle  and
traffic  law,  as amended by chapter 222 of the laws of 1996, is amended
to read as follows:
  b. Every owner of a motor vehicle which shall be  operated  or  driven
upon  the  public  highways  of  this  state  shall, except as otherwise
expressly provided, cause to be presented, by mail or otherwise, to  the
office  or  a  branch office of the commissioner, or to any agent of the
commissioner, constituted as provided in this  chapter,  an  application
for  registration  addressed  to  the commissioner, and on a blank to be
prepared under the direction of and furnished by  the  commissioner  for
that  purpose,  containing: (a) a brief description of the motor vehicle
to be registered, including the name and factory number of such vehicle,
and such other facts as the commissioner shall require; (b)  the  weight
of  the  vehicle  upon which the registration fee is based if the fee is
based on weight; (c) the name and residence,  including  county  of  the
owner  of  such motor vehicle; (C-1) WITH RESPECT TO VEHICLES SUBJECT TO
REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX, PARAGRAPH ONE  OF  SCHEDULE  B
AND SCHEDULE C OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, SPACE ON THE APPLI-
CATION  AND  RENEWAL  APPLICATION TO ENABLE THE APPLICANT TO REGISTER OR
DECLINE REGISTRATION IN THE NEW YORK STATE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY PURSUANT
TO SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH  LAW,  AS  INDI-
CATED  BY CHECKING "YES" OR "NO" TO REGISTRATION IN SUCH REGISTRY; SPACE

              

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