| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to transportation |
| Jun 10, 2021 |
committed to rules |
| Feb 08, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
| Feb 03, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
| Feb 02, 2021 |
1st report cal.273 |
| Jan 27, 2021 |
print number 119a |
| Jan 27, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to transportation |
| Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S119A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2021-S119 - Details
2021-S119 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S119
SPONSOR: KAPLAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious insti-
tutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on the driver's
license or non-driver identification card
PURPOSE:
This legislation would make a marriage certificate issued by a foreign
government, or a bona fide religious institution that issues certif-
icates of marriage in a foreign country acceptable forms when an indi-
vidual seeks to change their name to their married name.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 502 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a
new subdivision 1-a to require in addition to other acceptable documents
2021-S119 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
119
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- 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 allowing
certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious insti-
tutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on the driver's
license or non-driver identification card
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
SIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHANGING A PERSON'S NAME ON A DRIVER'S
LICENSE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL ACCEPT A CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF A FOREIGN
COUNTRY OR FROM A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION THAT ISSUES CERTIF-
ICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
§ 2. Section 502 vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3-A. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
SIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHANGING A PERSON'S NAME ON A NON-DRIVER
IDENTIFICATION CARD PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS
SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ACCEPT A CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE FROM
THE GOVERNMENT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR FROM A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS INSTI-
TUTION THAT ISSUES CERTIFICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth 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 date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
2021-S119A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S119A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S119A
SPONSOR: KAPLAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
valid certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious
institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on the driv-
er's license or non-driver identification card
PURPOSE:
This legislation would allow for the acceptance of a valid marriage
certificate issued by a foreign government, or a bona fide religious
institution that issues certificates of marriage in a foreign country
acceptable forms when an individual seeks to change their name to their
married name on a driver's license, learner's permit, or non-driver ID
card.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2021-S119A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
119--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- 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 allowing
valid certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious
institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on the driv-
er's license or non-driver identification card
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
SIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHANGING A PERSON'S NAME ON A DRIVER'S
LICENSE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER
MAY ACCEPT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF A
FOREIGN COUNTRY OR FROM A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION THAT ISSUES
CERTIFICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
§ 2. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3-A. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
SIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHANGING A PERSON'S NAME ON A LEARNER'S
PERMIT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE
COMMISSIONER MAY ACCEPT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE FROM THE GOVERN-
MENT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR FROM A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION THAT
ISSUES CERTIFICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
§ 3. Section 490 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-A. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
SIONER FOR PURPOSES OF CHANGING A PERSON'S NAME ON AN IDENTIFICATION
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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