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Senate Bill S2895A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Waives all initial fees for certain veterans custom plates

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2017-S2895 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-z, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S969
2015-2016: S1667, S7388

2017-S2895 - Summary

Waives all initial fees for certain veterans custom plates.

2017-S2895 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2895 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2895
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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  custom
   plates for 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.  CUSTOM PLATES FOR VETERANS, WAIVER OF FEE.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL INITIAL FEES FOR  EXIST-
 ING  PLATE  DESIGNS IN THE MILITARY AND VETERANS SERIES OF CUSTOM PLATES
 ARE HEREBY WAIVED IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICATION THEREFOR BY ANY  VETERAN
 OF SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS WAIVER APPLIES
 TO FEES FOR SUCH CUSTOM PLATES WITHOUT VANITY LETTERING.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the first of May next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08301-01-7

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2017-S2895A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-z, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S969
2015-2016: S1667, S7388

2017-S2895A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives all initial fees for certain veterans custom plates.

2017-S2895A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2895A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2895--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RITCHIE, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Transporta-
   tion  --  recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  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 custom
   plates for 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-z to read as follows:
   § 404-Z. CUSTOM PLATES FOR VETERANS, WAIVER OF FEE.    NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL INITIAL FEES FOR EXIST-
 ING PLATE DESIGNS IN THE MILITARY AND VETERANS SERIES OF  CUSTOM  PLATES
 ARE  HEREBY WAIVED IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICATION THEREFOR BY ANY VETERAN
 OF SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS WAIVER APPLIES
 TO FEES FOR SUCH CUSTOM PLATES WITHOUT VANITY LETTERING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of  May  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08301-02-8

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