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Assembly Bill A9548A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a driver's license issued to a person in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program

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2017-A9548 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7559
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §502-b, V & T L

2017-A9548 - Summary

Prohibits the department of motor vehicles from cancelling, suspending or rescinding a driver's license issued to a person enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program if and when the program is ended.

2017-A9548 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9548
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. ARROYO, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, DILAN, ORTIZ, PICHARDO, RAMOS,  RIVERA,
   RODRIGUEZ,  ROZIC,  SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  a  driver's
   license  issued  to a person in the federal deferred action for child-
   hood arrivals program

   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 502-b to read as follows:
   § 502-B. CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS  PROGRAM  LICENSING.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT CANCEL, SUSPEND OR
 RESCIND THE DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO A PERSON ENROLLED IN THE  FEDERAL
 DEFERRED  ACTION  FOR  CHILDHOOD  ARRIVALS  PROGRAM  IF  AND/OR WHEN THE
 PROGRAM IS ENDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13482-01-7

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2017-A9548A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7559
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §502-b, V & T L

2017-A9548A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the department of motor vehicles from cancelling, suspending or rescinding a driver's license issued to a person enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program if and when the program is ended.

2017-A9548A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9548--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SEPULVEDA, CRESPO, ORTIZ, PICHARDO, WILLIAMS,
   SIMON, BICHOTTE, DICKENS, BARRON, JAFFEE, THIELE, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. ARROYO, DAVILA, DE LA ROSA, DILAN,
   RAMOS, RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, ROZIC, SOLAGES -- 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 a driver's
   license issued to a person in the federal deferred action  for  child-
   hood arrivals program
 
   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 502-b to read as follows:
   §  502-B.  CHILDHOOD  ARRIVALS  PROGRAM  LICENSING.  1.  PREVENTION OF
 LICENSE SUSPENSION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOT  CANCEL, SUSPEND OR RESCIND THE DRIVER'S LICENSE,
 LEARNER'S PERMIT, OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED TO  A  PERSON
 ENROLLED  IN  THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM
 IF AND/OR WHEN SUCH PROGRAM IS ENDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
   2. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF
 LAW,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL ALLOW A PERSON WHO WAS FORMERLY ENROLLED IN
 THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM AND CONTINUES
 TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AS THEY EXISTED AT THE  TIME  OF
 ENROLLMENT  TO  APPLY  FOR  OR  RENEW  SUCH  PERSON'S  DRIVER'S LICENSE,
 LEARNER'S PERMIT, OR NON-DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD IF SUCH PERSON MEETS
 ALL REQUIREMENTS OTHER THAN SUCH  REQUIREMENTS  RELATED  TO  IMMIGRATION
 STATUS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13482-04-8

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