NY State Senate Bill S5226A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to transportation
Jun 05, 2019	print number 5226a
Jun 05, 2019	amend and recommit to transportation
Apr 17, 2019	referred to transportation

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S5226 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S846
2023-2024: S52

S5226 - Summary

Requires applicant for renewal of a driver's license to pass a written examination with respect to the laws relating to traffic and other matters as the commissioner may prescribe.

S5226 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5226

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to requiring a written exam upon renewal of a driver's license

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill will require drivers to pass a written exam dealing with traf-
fic laws and other related matters when renewing their driver's license.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends paragraph (a) of subdivision six of
Section 502 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding language to require
the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an exam of
the vehicle and traffic laws and other related matters to all drivers
looking to renew their driver's license.

Section two of the bill provides the effective date as one hundred
eighty days after it shall have become a law. The section also requires

for the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date and
makes that effective immediately.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Currently drivers do not have to re-pass a written exam that deals with
the Vehicle and Traffic Law and other related matters when renewing
their driver's license.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is paramount to remind drivers in New York of the laws that govern
their behavior and of the regulations that are in place to maintain
street safety and order on New York roadways, highways and other public
places. Just as we require applicants for a driver's license to pass a
written exam of the laws dealing with vehicle and traffic safety those
looking to renew their privileges should also be required to demonstrate
their knowledge of the law and of safety education.

This bill is critical to creating safer streets for New Yorkers and to
combating the high amounts of traffic violations and vehicle accidents
in New York. Education can save lives and that is the policy that this
bill plans to implement.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.

S5226 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  5226

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 requiring a
  written exam upon renewal of a driver's license

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59  of
the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  IN ADDITION,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  AN APPLICANT FOR RENEWAL TO PASS A WRITTEN
EXAMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE  LAWS  RELATING  TO  TRAFFIC  AND  OTHER
MATTERS  AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THOSE SUBJECTS SET FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS  SECTION.  THE
COMMISSIONER  MAY  PROVIDE  FOR  APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE SUCH EXAMINATION
ONLINE, IN PERSON OR BY REGULAR MAIL.  In  addition,  an  applicant  for
renewal  of  a license containing a hazardous material endorsement shall
pass an examination to retain such endorsement. The commissioner  shall,
with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials endorsement, comply
with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by  sections 383.141 and
1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal  regulations.  A  renewal  of
such  license  shall be issued by the commissioner upon approval of such
application, except that no such license shall be issued if its issuance
would be inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  section  five  hundred

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

                                                           LBD11204-03-9

S. 5226                             2

sixteen  of  this  title, and except that the commissioner may refuse to
renew such license if the applicant is the holder of a  currently  valid
or renewable license to drive issued by another state or foreign country
unless the applicant surrenders such license.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
completed on or before such effective date.

Co-Sponsors

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S846
2023-2024: S52

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires applicant for renewal of a driver's license to pass a written examination with respect to the laws relating to traffic and other matters as the commissioner may prescribe.

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5226A

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to requiring a written exam upon renewal of a driver's license

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill will require drivers to pass a written exam dealing with traf-
fic laws and other related matters when renewing their driver's license.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends paragraph (a) of subdivision six of
Section 502 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding language to require
the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an exam of
the vehicle and traffic laws and other related matters to all drivers
looking to renew their driver's license.

Section two of the bill provides the effective date as one hundred
eighty days after it shall have become a law. The section also requires

for the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date and
makes that effective immediately.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Currently drivers do not have to re-pass a written exam that deals with
the Vehicle and Traffic Law and other related matters when renewing
their driver's license.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is paramount to remind drivers in New York of the laws that govern
their behavior and of the regulations that are in place to maintain
street safety and order on New York roadways, highways and other public
places. Just as we require applicants for a driver's license to pass a
written exam of the laws dealing with vehicle and traffic safety those
looking to renew their privileges should also be required to demonstrate
their knowledge of the law and of safety education.

This bill is critical to creating safer streets for New Yorkers and to
combating the high amounts of traffic violations and vehicle accidents
in New York. Education can save lives and that is the policy that this
bill plans to implement.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 5226--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- commit-
  tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring a
  written exam upon renewal of a driver's license

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59  of
the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  IN ADDITION,  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  AN APPLICANT FOR RENEWAL TO PASS A WRITTEN
EXAMINATION WITH RESPECT TO THE  LAWS  RELATING  TO  TRAFFIC  AND  OTHER
MATTERS  AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THOSE SUBJECTS SET FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS  SECTION.  THE
COMMISSIONER  MAY  PROVIDE  FOR  APPLICANTS TO COMPLETE SUCH EXAMINATION
ONLINE OR IN PERSON. In addition, an applicant for renewal of a  license
containing a hazardous material endorsement shall pass an examination to
retain  such  endorsement.  The  commissioner shall, with respect to the
renewal of a hazardous materials endorsement, comply with  the  require-
ments imposed upon states by sections 383.141 and 1572.13 of title 49 of
the  code  of  federal  regulations.  A renewal of such license shall be
issued by the commissioner upon approval  of  such  application,  except

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

                                                           LBD11204-04-9

S. 5226--A                          2

that no such license shall be issued if its issuance would be inconsist-
ent  with  the provisions of section five hundred sixteen of this title,
and except that the commissioner may refuse to renew such license if the
applicant  is  the  holder  of a currently valid or renewable license to
drive issued by another state or foreign country  unless  the  applicant
surrenders such license.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
completed on or before such effective date.

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S5226A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Andrew Gounardes

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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S5226 - Bill Text download pdf

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S5226A (ACTIVE) - Details

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5226A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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