| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation |
| Mar 05, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S4174
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
2015-S4174 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4174 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4174
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
a vehicle registration refund for persons seventy-five years of age or
older who surrender their registration
PURPOSE:
To give seniors seventy-five years or older a full refund when they
surrender their vehicle registration.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends section 428 of the vehicle and traffic law by adding
a new subdivision 2-a that would provide seniors, aged 75 or older, a
refund for any unused portion of their registration upon surrender of
their vehicle plates.
JUSTIFICATION:
Present law provides that refunds are only given if there is more than
a year left on a surrendered registration and such refund is only for
the cost of one year. This legislation would require that seniors get
a refund based on the number of months remaining on the surrendered
2015-S4174 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 4174 A. 5826
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
March 5, 2015
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
tion
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing a
vehicle registration refund for persons seventy-five years of age or
older who surrender their registration
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 428 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-A. UPON THE SURRENDER TO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NUMBER PLATES OR
PLATE ISSUED FOR A VEHICLE REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAP-
TER AND THE FURNISHING OF PROOF SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER AND THE
STATE COMPTROLLER THAT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF
AGE OR OLDER, AND THAT THE REGISTRATION OF SUCH VEHICLE IS IN FULL
EFFECT, THERE SHALL BE REFUNDED TO SUCH OWNER A SUM EQUAL TO AS MANY
TWELFTHS OF THE FEE PAID FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AS THERE
ARE FULL CALENDAR MONTHS IN THE REGISTRATION YEAR FOLLOWING THE DATE OF
THE RECEIPT OF THE NUMBER PLATES OR PLATE, LESS THE SUM OF ONE DOLLAR.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08174-01-5
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