Senate Bill S5188

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to licensure fees for veterans

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §503, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S582
2021-2022: S3951
2023-2024: S4653

2017-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to licensure fees for veterans.

2017-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5188
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  licensure
   fees for veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the  vehi-
 cle  and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read
 as follows:
   (V) THE RENEWAL FEE FOR A LICENSE FOR ANY UNITED STATES VETERAN  SHALL
 BE WAIVED. THE TERM VETERAN SHALL MEAN A PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE, WHO HAS
 SERVED  IN  THE  ACTIVE  MILITARY  OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES
 DURING A WAR IN WHICH THE  UNITED  STATES  ENGAGED,  AND  WHO  HAS  BEEN
 RELEASED  FROM SUCH SERVICE OTHERWISE THAN BY DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR
 WHO HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10555-01-7



              

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