Assembly Bill A1142B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enables veterans and reservists to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A1142 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §508, V & T L; amd §354-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1753
2015-2016: A122
2019-2020: A2331
2021-2022: A3920

2017-A1142 - Summary

Enables veterans and reservists to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license.

2017-A1142 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1142
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, DenDEKKER, BRINDISI, M. G. MILLER,
   BRONSON, McDONALD, SKOUFIS, MOSLEY, CYMBROWITZ, SIMANOWITZ, BENEDETTO,
   SIMOTAS, CUSICK, GUNTHER, GOTTFRIED, PICHARDO,  BARRON,  COOK,  GALEF,
   COLTON,  ARROYO, HOOPER, CRESPO, HUNTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. HIKIND, PERRY, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law and the executive law, in
   relation to enabling veterans  to  receive  benefit  information  upon
   applying for or renewing a driver's license
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR VETERANS.  IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS
 FOR  LICENSE  APPLICATIONS  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT SPACE IS PROVIDED ON THE  APPLICATION  TO
 ENABLE  ANY APPLICANT WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
 STATES AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE  OR  WAS  RELEASED  THEREFROM
 UNDER  HONORABLE CONDITIONS, TO REGISTER TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE
 DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE  REGARDING  BENEFITS
 TO WHICH SUCH APPLICANT MAY BE ENTITLED AND THAT THE FOLLOWING IS STATED
 ON  THE  APPLICATION: "BY CHECKING THIS BOX, YOU CERTIFY THAT YOU SERVED
 IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND YOU GIVE PERMISSION TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO SHARE YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION
 WITH THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS TO ENABLE THE DIVISION OF  VETER-
 ANS' AFFAIRS TO CONTACT YOU VIA EMAIL, TELEPHONE OR MAIL REGARDING BENE-
 FITS  TO  WHICH  YOU MAY BE ENTITLED".  PROOF OF VETERAN STATUS SHALL BE
 DEMONSTRATED IN THE SAME MANNER REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO  RECEIVE
 A  VETERAN  NOTATION  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND  PARAGRAPH  (A-1)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, WHICH MAY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A1142A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §508, V & T L; amd §354-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1753
2015-2016: A122
2019-2020: A2331
2021-2022: A3920

2017-A1142A - Summary

Enables veterans and reservists to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license.

2017-A1142A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1142--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, DenDEKKER, BRINDISI, M. G. MILLER,
   BRONSON, McDONALD, SKOUFIS, MOSLEY,  CYMBROWITZ,  BENEDETTO,  SIMOTAS,
   CUSICK,  GUNTHER,  GOTTFRIED,  PICHARDO,  BARRON, COOK, GALEF, COLTON,
   ARROYO, HOOPER, CRESPO, HUNTER --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   HIKIND,  PERRY,  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 and the executive law, in
   relation to enabling veterans and reservists to receive benefit infor-
   mation upon applying for or renewing a driver's license
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR VETERANS.  IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS
 FOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS UNDER SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ENSURE THAT SPACE IS PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION TO
 ENABLE ANY APPLICANT WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE  UNITED
 STATES,  OR AS A RESERVIST IN ONE OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED
 FORCES LISTED IN 10 U.S.C. § 10101, AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE  DISCHARGE
 OR  WAS  RELEASED  THEREFROM  UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, TO REGISTER TO
 RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS BY  EMAIL  OR
 TELEPHONE REGARDING BENEFITS TO WHICH SUCH APPLICANT MAY BE ENTITLED AND
 THAT  THE FOLLOWING IS STATED ON THE APPLICATION: "BY CHECKING THIS BOX,
 YOU CERTIFY THAT YOU SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR
 AS A RESERVIST IN ONE OF THE RESERVE  COMPONENTS  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES
 LISTED  IN  10 U.S.C. § 10101, AND YOU GIVE PERMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT
 OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO SHARE YOUR NAME AND CONTACT  INFORMATION  WITH  THE
 DIVISION  OF  VETERANS'  AFFAIRS  TO  ENABLE  THE  DIVISION OF VETERANS'
 AFFAIRS TO CONTACT YOU VIA EMAIL, TELEPHONE OR MAIL  REGARDING  BENEFITS
 TO  WHICH YOU MAY BE ENTITLED".  PROOF OF VETERAN STATUS SHALL BE DEMON-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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multi-Sponsors

2017-A1142B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §508, V & T L; amd §354-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1753
2015-2016: A122
2019-2020: A2331
2021-2022: A3920

2017-A1142B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables veterans and reservists to receive benefit information upon applying for or renewing a driver's license.

2017-A1142B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1142--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, DenDEKKER, BRINDISI, M. G. MILLER,
   BRONSON, McDONALD, SKOUFIS, MOSLEY,  CYMBROWITZ,  BENEDETTO,  SIMOTAS,
   CUSICK,  GUNTHER,  GOTTFRIED,  PICHARDO,  BARRON, COOK, GALEF, COLTON,
   ARROYO, HOOPER, CRESPO, HUNTER --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   HIKIND,  PERRY,  SIMON  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Transportation  --  committee  discharged,   bill   amended,   ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
   sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law and the executive law, in
   relation to enabling veterans and reservists to receive benefit infor-
   mation upon applying for or renewing a driver's license
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  508 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION
 OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, IS DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS  BY  WHICH  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  REFER  DRIVER'S LICENSE AND NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION
 CARD APPLICANTS REQUESTING AND OBTAINING A NOTATION UPON SUCH LICENSE OR
 NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT HE OR SHE IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED
 STATES ARMED FORCES  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION  FOUR
 HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION FIVE
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST, TO THE DIVISION OF
 VETERANS' AFFAIRS, CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   §  2.  Section 354-a of the executive law, as amended by section 95 of
 subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01091-04-8
              

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