senate Bill S1599

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to transportation
Jan 15, 2019 referred to transportation

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S1599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A75
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1503, A670
2011-2012: S2901, A324
2013-2014: S4451, A1526
2015-2016: S6969, A1731
2017-2018: S4086, A154
2021-2022: A1378

S1599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the elimination of fees and renewal fees associated with the issuance of distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients.

S1599 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1599

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- 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  elimi-
  nation  of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for
  purple heart recipients

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  3.  A  distinctive  plate  issued pursuant to this section TO A PURPLE
HEART RECIPIENT shall be [issued in the  same  manner  as  other  number
plates  upon]  EXEMPT  FROM  THE payment of the regular registration fee
prescribed by section four  hundred  one  of  this  article,  [provided,
however,  that]  AND  no service charge shall be charged for such plate.
FURTHERMORE, UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION, SUCH PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF
ANY  FEES  RELATING TO THE RENEWAL THEREOF AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR
HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01988-01-9

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