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Assembly Bill A8524A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides three options for the designation of sex by applicants for driver's licenses and learner's permits

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2017-A8524 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7441
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5395, S2380
2021-2022: A7461

2017-A8524 - Summary

Provides three options for the designation of sex by applicants for driver's licenses and learner's permits.

2017-A8524 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8524
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  desig-
   nation  of  sex  by  applicants  for  driver's  licenses and learner's
   permits
 
   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 8 to read as follows:
   8. DESIGNATION OF SEX.  ANY  APPLICATION  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  THAT  REQUIRES  THE APPLICANT TO DESIGNATE HIS OR HER SEX SHALL
 PROVIDE THREE OPTIONS. SUCH OPTIONS SHALL INCLUDE "MALE",  "FEMALE"  AND
 "X".  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OPTION "X" MAY BE DESIGNATED BY
 ANY APPLICANT WHO DOES NOT IDENTIFY AS MALE OR FEMALE.
   § 2. The department of motor  vehicles  is  authorized  to  promulgate
 rules  and  regulations  and  amend  forms  necessary  to  carry out the
 provisions of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the  implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13243-01-7

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2017-A8524A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7441
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5395, S2380
2021-2022: A7461

2017-A8524A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides three options for the designation of sex by applicants for driver's licenses and learner's permits.

2017-A8524A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8524--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, DAVILA, PICHARDO, TAYLOR, MOSLEY, COOK,
   SEAWRIGHT, CARROLL, DE LA ROSA --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   SIMON,  TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transpor-
   tation -- 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, in relation to the desig-
   nation of sex  by  applicants  for  driver's  licenses  and  learner's
   permits
 
   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 8 to read as follows:
   8.  DESIGNATION  OF  SEX.  ANY  APPLICATION  REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION THAT REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO DESIGNATE HIS OR  HER  SEX  SHALL
 PROVIDE  THREE  OPTIONS. SUCH OPTIONS SHALL INCLUDE "MALE", "FEMALE" AND
 "X". FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OPTION "X" MAY BE  DESIGNATED  BY
 ANY APPLICANT WHO DOES NOT IDENTIFY AS MALE OR FEMALE.
   §  2.  The  department  of  motor vehicles is authorized to promulgate
 rules and regulations  and  amend  forms  necessary  to  carry  out  the
 provisions of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13243-04-8

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