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Senate Bill S6136

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Waives driver's license renewal fees for seniors and vets

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2013-S6136 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง503, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S751

2013-S6136 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives driver's license renewal fees for seniors and veterans.

2013-S6136 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6136

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  licensure
  fees for seniors and veterans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the  vehi-
cle  and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read
as follows:
  (V) THE RENEWAL FEE FOR A LICENSE FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS (A)  SIXTY-TWO
YEARS  OF  AGE OR OLDER; OR (B) A UNITED STATES VETERAN SHALL BE WAIVED.
THE TERM VETERAN SHALL MEAN A PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE, WHO HAS SERVED  IN
THE  ACTIVE  MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING A WAR
IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES ENGAGED, AND WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM  SUCH
SERVICE  OTHERWISE  THAN  BY  DISHONORABLE  DISCHARGE,  OR  WHO HAS BEEN
FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13020-01-3

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