Assembly Bill A1112B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans

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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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2017-A1112 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2139
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10665, S6705

2017-A1112 - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans.

2017-A1112 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1112
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, HOOPER, RAIA, CROUCH,
   LALOR, SCHIMMINGER, SIMON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
   of  a  distinctive  license  plate for Iraq War and War in Afghanistan
   veterans

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR IRAQ WAR AND WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETER-
 ANS. 1. ANY IRAQ WAR OR WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN OR THE SPOUSE OF  ANY
 SUCH  VETERAN SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE
 WORDS "IRAQ WAR VETERAN" OR "WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN". IF A  DISTINC-
 TIVE  PLATE  IS  ISSUED  TO  A  VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH A
 DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE  SPOUSE  OF  SUCH  VETERAN.
 APPLICATION  FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER
 IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  AUTHORIZED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,
 THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS AN IRAQ WAR OR  WAR
 IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN.
   3.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "IRAQ WAR VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A
 PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO SERVED IN THE  ARMED  FORCES
 OF  THE  UNITED STATES IN THE HOSTILITIES THAT OCCURRED IN IRAQ FROM THE
 TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND THREE  TO  THE  EIGHTEENTH  DAY  OF
 DECEMBER,  TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN,  AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE
 MILITARY.
   4. "WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A  RESIDENT
 OF  THIS  STATE,  WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES IN
 THE HOSTILITIES THAT OCCURRED IN AFGHANISTAN FROM THE TWENTIETH  DAY  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-A1112A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2139
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10665, S6705

2017-A1112A - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans.

2017-A1112A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1112--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, HOOPER, RAIA, CROUCH,
   LALOR, SCHIMMINGER, SIMON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
   on  Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
   of a distinctive license plate for veterans of the Iraq War and veter-
   ans of the Afghanistan War
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR VETERANS OF THE IRAQ WAR AND  VETERANS
 OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.  1. ANY VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANIS-
 TAN  WAR RESIDING IN THIS STATE OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH VETERAN SHALL,
 UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE  WORDS  "VETERAN  OF
 THE  IRAQ  WAR"  OR  "VETERAN  OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR". IF A DISTINCTIVE
 PLATE IS ISSUED TO A VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH  A  DISTINC-
 TIVE  PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH VETERAN.  APPLICA-
 TION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH
 FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  AUTHORIZED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,
 THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A  VETERAN  OF  THE
 IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF
 THIS STATE, WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES  IN  THE
 HOSTILITIES THAT OCCURRED IN IRAQ FROM THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO
 THOUSAND TWO TO THE END OF SUCH HOSTILITIES WHO WAS DISCHARGED THEREFROM
 UNDER OTHER THAN DISHONORABLE CONDITIONS; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2017-A1112B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2139
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10665, S6705

2017-A1112B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans.

2017-A1112B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1112--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, HOOPER, RAIA, CROUCH,
   LALOR, SCHIMMINGER, SIMON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
   on  Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
   of a distinctive license plate for veterans of the Iraq War and veter-
   ans of the Afghanistan War
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR VETERANS OF THE IRAQ WAR AND  VETERANS
 OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.  1. ANY VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANIS-
 TAN  WAR RESIDING IN THIS STATE OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH VETERAN SHALL,
 UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE  WORDS  "VETERAN  OF
 THE  IRAQ  WAR"  OR  "VETERAN  OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR". IF A DISTINCTIVE
 PLATE IS ISSUED TO A VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH  A  DISTINC-
 TIVE  PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH VETERAN.  APPLICA-
 TION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH
 FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  AUTHORIZED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,
 THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A  VETERAN  OF  THE
 IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF
 THIS STATE, WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES  IN  THE
 HOSTILITIES THAT OCCURRED IN IRAQ FROM THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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