Senate Bill S2139B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2139 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1112
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6705, A10665

2017-S2139 - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans.

2017-S2139 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2139 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2139
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- 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 the issuance
   of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War  and  War  in  Afghanistan
   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. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR IRAQ WAR AND WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETER-
 ANS.  1. ANY IRAQ WAR OR WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY
 SUCH VETERAN SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING  THE
 WORDS  "IRAQ WAR VETERAN" OR "WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN". IF A DISTINC-
 TIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A VETERAN  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  SUCH  A
 DISTINCTIVE  PLATE  SHALL  NOT  BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH VETERAN.
 APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE  COMMISSIONER
 IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2.  THE  DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  AUTHORIZED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER,
 THAT  THE APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS AN IRAQ WAR OR WAR
 IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "IRAQ WAR VETERAN" SHALL  MEAN  A
 PERSON  WHO  IS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES
 OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE HOSTILITIES THAT OCCURRED IN IRAQ  FROM  THE
 TWENTIETH  DAY  OF  MARCH,  TWO  THOUSAND THREE TO THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF
 DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND WAS  HONORABLY  DISCHARGED  FROM  THE
 MILITARY.
   4.  "WAR IN AFGHANISTAN VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT
 OF THIS STATE, WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE  UNITED  STATES  IN
 THE  HOSTILITIES  THAT OCCURRED IN AFGHANISTAN FROM THE TWENTIETH DAY OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04885-01-7
              

2017-S2139A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1112
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6705, A10665

2017-S2139A - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans.

2017-S2139A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2139A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2139--A
     Cal. No. 964
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
   of a distinctive license plate for veterans of the Iraq War and veter-
   ans of the Afghanistan War
 
   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. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR VETERANS OF THE IRAQ WAR AND  VETERANS
 OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.  1. ANY VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANIS-
 TAN  WAR RESIDING IN THIS STATE OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH VETERAN SHALL,
 UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE  WORDS  "VETERAN  OF
 THE  IRAQ  WAR"  OR  "VETERAN  OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR". IF A DISTINCTIVE
 PLATE IS ISSUED TO A VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH  A  DISTINC-
 TIVE  PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH VETERAN.  APPLICA-
 TION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH
 FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  AUTHORIZED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,
 THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A  VETERAN  OF  THE
 IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF
 THIS STATE, WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES  IN  THE
 HOSTILITIES THAT OCCURRED IN IRAQ FROM THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S2139B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1112
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-y, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6705, A10665

2017-S2139B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a distinctive license plate for Iraq War and Afghanistan War veterans.

2017-S2139B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2139B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2139--B
     Cal. No. 964
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading -- again amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
   of a distinctive license plate for veterans of the Iraq War and veter-
   ans of the Afghanistan War
 
   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. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR VETERANS OF THE IRAQ WAR AND VETERANS
 OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.  1. ANY VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANIS-
 TAN WAR RESIDING IN THIS STATE OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH VETERAN  SHALL,
 UPON  REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "VETERAN OF
 THE IRAQ WAR" OR "VETERAN OF THE  AFGHANISTAN  WAR".  IF  A  DISTINCTIVE
 PLATE  IS  ISSUED TO A VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINC-
 TIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH VETERAN.   APPLICA-
 TION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH
 FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2.  THE  DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  AUTHORIZED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER,
 THAT  THE  APPLICANT  OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A VETERAN OF THE
 IRAQ WAR OR THE AFGHANISTAN WAR.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "VETERAN OF THE IRAQ WAR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF
 THIS  STATE,  WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE
 HOSTILITIES THAT OCCURRED IN IRAQ FROM THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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