assembly Bill A1731

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to transportation
Jan 12, 2015 referred to transportation

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A1731 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6969
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง404-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A670, S1503
2011-2012: A324, S2901
2013-2014: A1526, S4451
2017-2018: A154, S4086
2019-2020: A75, S1599
2021-2022: A1378

A1731 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the elimination of fees and renewal fees associated with the issuance of distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients.

A1731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1731

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE,
  CLARK, COOK, ORTIZ, ROBINSON, SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  elimi-
  nation  of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for
  purple heart recipients

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article,
provided, however, that no service charge  shall  be  charged  for  such
plate. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE PURSUANT TO
THIS  SECTION,  SUCH  PURPLE  HEART  RECIPIENT  SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE
PAYMENT OF ANY FEES RELATING TO THE RENEWAL  THEREOF  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06241-01-5