Assembly Bill A5987

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides distinctive license plates for members of the Seabee Veterans of America

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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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2019-A5987 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ff, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10547
2021-2022: A4339
2023-2024: A2920

2019-A5987 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides distinctive license plates for members of the Seabee Veterans of America; allocates funds to offset costs of such license plates.

2019-A5987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5987
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
   for distinctive license plates for members of the Seabee  Veterans  of
   America
 
   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-ff to read as follows:
   §  404-FF.  DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  FOR MEMBERS OF THE SEABEE VETERANS OF
 AMERICA. 1. ANY MEMBER OF THE SEABEE VETERANS  OF  AMERICA  RESIDING  IN
 THIS  STATE  SHALL,  UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE
 NAVY SEABEE EMBLEM. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE  SHALL  BE  FILED
 WITH  THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED
 UPON  PROOF,  SATISFACTORY  TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS A
 MEMBER OF THE SEABEE VETERANS OF AMERICA.
   3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE  REGU-
 LAR  REGISTRATION  FEE  PRESCRIBED  BY  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
 ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE  OF
 FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
 SIX  THOUSAND  DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE
 ALLOCATED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  OFFSET  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE
 PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09627-01-9

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