Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 13, 2012 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 14, 2011 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 16, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 15, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 14, 2011 |
1st report cal.209 |
Mar 10, 2011 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S3955
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1397
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง404-i, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A10802
2013-2014: S2296, A390
2015-2016: S2934, A3200
2017-2018: S2539, A1696
2019-2020: S2971, A1717
2021-2022: S3824, A5020
2023-2024: S1835, A2062
2011-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3955 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing distinctive license plates for gold star family members and eliminating the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates PURPOSE: To create a "Gold Star Family" license plate for widows, widowers, gold star fathers and their spouses, children, step-children, brothers, sisters, step-brothers, step-sisters and grandparents of a fallen service members. Also, removes the registration fee for "Gold Star Mother" or "Gold Star family" license plates. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 establishes a "Gold Star family" license plate and removes the registration fee for "Gold Star Mother" and "Gold Star Family" license plates. Section 2 contains effective date. JUSTIFICATION: New Yorkers have a proud history of responding to the call to serve in our nations Armed Forces. Our nation is currently engaged in the
2011-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3955 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing distinctive license plates for gold star family members and eliminat- ing the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 277 of the laws of 1991 and renumbered by chapter 108 of the laws of 1994, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 2004 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: S 404-i. Distinctive plates for gold star mothers AND GOLD STAR FAMI- LIES. 1. Any gold star mother or the spouse of a gold star mother OR ANY GOLD STAR FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER, OR THE WIDOW OR WIDOWER OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER, OR ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD, BROTH- ER, SISTER, STEP-BROTHER, STEP-SISTER, OR GRANDPARENT OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "gold star mother" OR "GOLD STAR FAMI- LY", RESPECTIVELY. If a distinctive plate is issued to a gold star mother OR GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER pursuant to this section, additional distinctive plates may be issued for every vehicle registered in the name of the gold star mother recipient residing in this state or the spouse of such gold star mother, OR THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER. Appli- cation for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe. 2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a gold star mother OR THE APPLICANT IS ANY GOLD STAR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03376-01-1
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