NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4962

Senate Bill S4962

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Excludes a social security number or social security card from documentation required to be provided to renew an existing driver's license

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Delivered to Governor
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2017-S4962 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2179
2011-2012: S99
2013-2014: S790
2015-2016: S827

2017-S4962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes a social security number or card from documentation required to renew an existing driver's license.

2017-S4962 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4962

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to certain requirements for renewing a driver's license

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Excludes a social security number or social security card from
documentation required to be provided to renew an existing driver's
license.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 502(6) (a).
Provides that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license shall not
be required to provide his or her social security number or show a
social security card even if such number or card was not provided to
the Department in a previous transaction.

Section 2. Effective Date

EXISTING LAW:

Vehicle and Traffic Law; Article 19-Licensing of Drivers; Section 502
(6) (a) - Requirements for Licensing. Current statute does not
expressly prohibit the requirement of an applicant to provide his or

her social security number or show his or her social security card.

 JUSTIFICATION :

To reduce the constant worry having to provide a social security card
and or information when renewing a driver's license as well as making
the process a lot easier and faster.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.827- REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
2015: S.827- REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
2014: S.790 - Referred to Transportation
2013: S.790 - Referred to Transportation
2012: S.99 - Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs
2011: S.99 - Notice of Committee Consideration Requested, Committee
Discharged and Committed to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
Affairs
2009-10: S.2179 - Referred to Transportation/A.329 - Referred to
Transportation; Enacting Clause Stricken
2007-08: A.1729 - Referred to Transportation

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall become
a law.

2017-S4962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4962
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  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  certain
   requirements for 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. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the  vehi-
 cle and  traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
 shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
 license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
 by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
 proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
 the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
 required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
 numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  AN APPLICANT  FOR
 RENEWAL  SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY
 NUMBER OR SHOW A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD EVEN IF SUCH NUMBER  OR  CARD  WAS
 NOT  PROVIDED  TO THE DEPARTMENT IN A PREVIOUS TRANSACTION. In addition,
 an applicant for renewal of a license containing  a  hazardous  material
 endorsement  shall  pass  an examination to retain such endorsement. The
 commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials
 endorsement,  comply  with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by
 sections  383.141  and  1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regu-
 lations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by  the  commissioner
 upon  approval of such application, except that no such license shall be
 issued if its issuance would be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
 section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis-
 sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07336-01-7

 S. 4962                             2
 
 of  a  currently  valid  or renewable license to drive issued by another
 state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such license.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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