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

  • 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-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 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1599, A75

2019-S1599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S1599 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-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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