NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7630

Senate Bill S7630

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish gift cards for distinctive and special number license plates

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 17, 2016	committed to rules
Jun 01, 2016	advanced to third reading
May 25, 2016	2nd report cal.
May 24, 2016	1st report cal.1115
May 11, 2016	referred to transportation

Votes

- May 24, 2016 - Transportation Committee Vote
  S7630
  
  16
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Transportation Committee Vote: May 24, 2016
      
      aye (16)
      
      Avella
      
      Dilan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Perkins
      
      excused (2)
      
      Diaz
      
      Nozzolio

2015-S7630 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A5030
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §404-oo, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A5907
2017-2018: S1008, A1058
2019-2020: A5551
2021-2022: A6264

2015-S7630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish gift cards for distinctive and special number license plates.

2015-S7630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7630

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to
authorizing the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish gift cards
for distinctive and special number license plates

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicle to establish gift cards for distinctive and vanity
license plates.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Section 404-00 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law is amended to
read as follows:

§ 404-00. Deposit of service charges for distinctive license plates;
issuance of gift cards. The old language has become '1.' and the new
language is '2.' and reads as follows: The commissioner shall
promulgate rules and regulations establishing gift cards for
distinctive and special number license plates. Such gift cards shall
be redeemable upon presentation to the commissioner with an
application for the issuance or renewal of distinctive and/or special

number license plates established pursuant to this article. No fee
shall be charged for the issuance of such gift cards, nor shall any
fees, including but not limited to services fees and dormancy or
inactivity fees, be imposed upon such gift cards. For the purposes of
this subdivision, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: 'dormancy or inactivity fee' means a fee for non-use or, or
inactivity on, a gift card; 'gift card' means a card, code or other
device issued to a person on a prepaid basis in a specified amount in
exchange for payment, and which is redeemable upon presentation to the
commissioner with an application for the issuance or renewal of
distinctive and/or special number license plates, and 'service fee'
means a periodic fee for holding or using a gift card.

Section 2. Establishes the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This bill requires the Commissioner of Motor Vehicle promulgate rules
and regulations so that gift cards may be sold in the State for custom
and vanity license plates. Similar gift cards are already allowed in
the State for camping permits, and Empire Passports which are used for
entrance into New York State parks. Gift cards for camping permits may
be used for anything from golf reservations and greens fees to the
purchase of firewood or boat rentals, in addition to reserving camping
sites. Gift cards for camping as well as the Empire Passports are even
advertised for sale on the website for the New York State Office of
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Thus, there is a precedent set within the State to allow for the sale
of gift cards. Vanity and custom plates are popular, so it is
anticipated that gift cards will be purchased as soon as they are
advertised. Allowing for the purchase of gift cards for such plates
encourages the sale of these plates, thereby increasing revenue to the
State.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

None

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
It is anticipated that this State will collect additional revenue due
to the enactment of this legislation.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law.

2015-S7630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7630

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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
  the  commissioner  of  motor  vehicles  to  establish  gift  cards for
  distinctive and special number license plates

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

  Section  1. Section 404-oo of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
chapter 406 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S 404-oo. Deposit of service charges for distinctive  license  plates;
ISSUANCE  OF  GIFT CARDS.  1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision
of this chapter or of any other law, the first six thousand  dollars  of
service  charges  collected  for  issuance of distinctive license plates
established pursuant to this article on or after the effective  date  of
this  section  and, unless otherwise specified, any amounts in excess of
such six thousand dollars, shall be  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the
department  of  motor vehicles distinctive plate development fund estab-
lished pursuant to section ninety-five-g of the state  finance  law  and
shall  be  used for the production, design, advertising and distribution
of such distinctive license plates established pursuant to this  article
on or after the effective date of this section.
  2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISH-
ING GIFT CARDS FOR DISTINCTIVE AND SPECIAL NUMBER LICENSE  PLATES.  SUCH
GIFT  CARDS  SHALL  BE  REDEEMABLE UPON PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSIONER
WITH AN APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL  OF  DISTINCTIVE  AND/OR
SPECIAL  NUMBER  LICENSE PLATES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. NO
FEE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH GIFT CARDS, NOR SHALL  ANY
FEES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERVICE FEES AND DORMANCY OR INACTIV-
ITY  FEES,  BE  IMPOSED  UPON  SUCH GIFT CARDS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING  MEANINGS:
"DORMANCY  OR  INACTIVITY FEE" SHALL MEAN A FEE FOR NON-USE OF, OR INAC-
TIVITY ON, A GIFT CARD; "GIFT CARD" SHALL MEAN A  CARD,  CODE  OR  OTHER
DEVICE  ISSUED  TO  A PERSON ON A PREPAID BASIS IN A SPECIFIED AMOUNT IN
EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT, AND WHICH IS REDEEMABLE UPON PRESENTATION  TO  THE

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

                                                           LBD01444-01-5

S. 7630                             2

COMMISSIONER WITH AN APPLICATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF DISTINC-
TIVE  AND/OR  SPECIAL NUMBER LICENSE PLATES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS
ARTICLE; AND "SERVICE FEE" SHALL MEAN A  PERIODIC  FEE  FOR  HOLDING  OR
USING A GIFT CARD.
  S  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.

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