Senate Bill S9121

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of licenses and non-driver identification cards containing a Lifetime Liberty Pass distinguishing mark

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S9121 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§504 & 490, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1151
2021-2022: S1323
2023-2024: S675

2017-S9121 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of licenses and non-driver identification cards containing a Lifetime Liberty Pass distinguishing mark.

2017-S9121 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9121
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
   the  issuance of licenses and non-driver identification cards contain-
   ing a Lifetime Liberty Pass distinguishing mark
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-2) to read as follows:
   (A-2)  EVERY  LICENSE  OR  RENEWAL THEREOF ISSUED TO AN APPLICANT WHO:
 (I) WAS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES; (II) RECEIVED
 AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE OR WAS RELEASED THEREFROM UNDER HONORABLE  CONDI-
 TIONS;  AND (III) QUALIFIES FOR AND HAS RECEIVED A LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS
 PERMITTING QUALIFIED VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES DISCOUNTED USE OF  STATE
 PARKS,  HISTORIC  SITES,  AND  RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES  OPERATED BY THE
 OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND  HISTORIC  PRESERVATION  AND  THE  STATE
 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL, UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST
 AND  SUBMISSION  OF  PROOF AS SET FORTH HEREIN, CONTAIN A DISTINGUISHING
 MARK, IN SUCH FORM AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE, INDICATING  THAT
 HE  OR  SHE  IS  A  HOLDER  OF A LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS. SUCH PROOF SHALL
 CONSIST OF A CERTIFICATE  OF  RELEASE  OR  DISCHARGE  FROM  ACTIVE  DUTY
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  A DD FORM 214, A COPY OF SUCH PERSON'S
 LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS OR OTHER PROOF SATISFACTORY TO  THE  COMMISSIONER.
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  NOT  REQUIRE  FEES  FOR  THE  ISSUANCE OF SUCH
 LICENSES OR RENEWALS THEREOF TO PERSONS REQUESTING  A  LIFETIME  LIBERTY
 PASS  DISTINGUISHING  MARK  WHICH  ARE  DIFFERENT  FROM  FEES  OTHERWISE
 REQUIRED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT REQUIRE FEES FOR  A  DUPLICATION  OR
 AMENDMENT  OF  A  LICENSE  PRIOR  TO  ITS RENEWAL IF SUCH DUPLICATION OR
 AMENDMENT WAS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDING TO SUCH LICENSE.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 490 of the vehicle and  traffic  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) EVERY IDENTIFICATION CARD OR RENEWAL THEREOF ISSUED TO AN APPLI-
 CANT  WHO:  (I)  WAS  A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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