Senate Bill S2106

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain undocumented Americans to obtain New York state drivers' licenses or non-driver identification cards; repealer

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Archive: Last 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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2013-S2106 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§490 & 502, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6070
2015-2016: S3607
2017-2018: S801

2013-S2106 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain undocumented Americans to obtain New York state drivers' licenses or non-driver identification cards if they have a high school diploma or equivalency.

2013-S2106 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2106 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2106

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 authorizing
  certain undocumented Americans  to  obtain  New  York  state  drivers'
  licenses   or  non-driver  identification  cards;  to  repeal  certain
  provisions of such law relating thereto; and providing for the  repeal
  of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  3  of
section 490 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 235 of
the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  The commissioner shall upon submission of an appropriate applica-
tion, upon payment of the prescribed fee, and upon being satisfied  that
the  person described is the applicant and that such applicant meets the
requirements set forth in subdivision two of this section, issue to such
applicant a nontransferable  identification  card.    In  addition,  the
commissioner  also shall require that an applicant for an identification
card or renewal thereof provide  his  or  her  social  security  number,
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER  THAT NO APPLICANT SHALL BE DENIED A NON-DRIVER IDEN-
TIFICATION CARD IF SUCH APPLICANT HAS OBTAINED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA  OR
ITS EQUIVALENT.
  S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 490
of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 487 of the laws of
2012, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  The commissioner shall upon submission of an appropriate applica-
tion, upon payment of the prescribed fee, and upon being satisfied  that
the  person described is the applicant and that such applicant meets the
requirements set forth in subdivision two of this section, issue to such
applicant a nontransferable  identification  card.    In  addition,  the
commissioner  also shall require that an applicant for an identification

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05843-01-3
              

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