NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6560

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022	referred to transportation
May 06, 2021	referred to transportation

2021-S6560 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-ff, V & T L

2021-S6560 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the issuance of distinctive license plates for combat medics for persons who served or are serving in the armed forces of the United States, who were awarded the Combat Medical Badge.

2021-S6560 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6560

SPONSOR: SERINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
of distinctive license plates for combat medics

 
PURPOSE:

Provides for the issuance of Combat Medic license plates for vehicles.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Provides that any combat medic residing in New York State
shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Combat
Medic." Applications shall be filed with the Commissioner of Motor Vehi-
cles in such form and details as the Commissioner prescribes.

Defines "combat medic" and provides that such distinctive plates shall
be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the Commissioner, that the appli-
cant is a combat medic.

Provides that such distinctive plates shall be issued in the same manner
as other number plates upon payment of the regular registration fee,
however, that an additional one-time service charge of $10 shall be
charged for such plate.

Section 2: Sets out the requirements for the license plate to be
created.

Section 3: Provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York currently offers a custom license plate recognizing Combat
Infantrymen. However, there is no license plate to recognize Combat
Medics. Combat Medics serve wherever Combat Infantrymen do and the
number of points needed for promotion are equal for the Combat Infantry-
man Badge and the Combat Medic Badge.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-16: S.2256 Referred to Transportation

2013-14: S.269 Referred to Transportation

2011-12: S.5329 Referred to Transportation

2010: S.6979 Referred to Transportation

2006: S.7306 Referred to Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that section
one of 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 section one of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before the effective date of
such section.

2021-S6560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6560
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- 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 issuance
   of distinctive license plates for combat medics
 
   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 COMBAT MEDICS. 1.  ANY  COMBAT  MEDIC
 RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE
 BEARING THE WORDS "COMBAT MEDIC". APPLICATION  FOR  SAID  LICENSE  PLATE
 SHALL  BE  FILED  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE. FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "COMBAT
 MEDIC"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO SERVED OR IS SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES
 OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE  AND,  IF
 DISCHARGED,  WAS  DISCHARGED  THEREFROM  UNDER  OTHER  THAN DISHONORABLE
 CONDITIONS.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED
 UPON  PROOF,  SATISFACTORY  TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS A
 COMBAT MEDIC.
   3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT  OF  THE  REGULAR
 REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  AN  ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN
 DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff  of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
 only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to  the  depart-
 ment  of  motor  vehicles of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand
 dollars, which shall be executed by a surety company authorized  by  the
 department  of  financial  services  to transact business in this state.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11172-01-1

 S. 6560                             2
 
 Provided, however, that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have
 received prior to plate design, production and  issuance  at  least  two
 hundred  orders  for such distinctive plate together with the additional
 annual  service  charge  applicable  to  each such order, which shall be
 non-refundable, no such surety  bond  shall  be  required.  All  service
 charges  collected  pursuant to this section shall be deposited pursuant
 to the provisions of section 404-oo of the vehicle and  traffic  law  to
 the  credit of the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate devel-
 opment fund established by section 95-g of the  state  finance  law  and
 shall  be  used for the design, production, advertising and distribution
 of distinctive license plates in accordance with such section 95-g.
   2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon  which
 distinctive  plates  in  the  series  are  first  available for sale two
 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered  pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such  plates are sold by such time, such department shall be entitled to
 recover against the bond in an amount proportionate to such shortfall.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 section  one  of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth
 day after it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the  addi-
 tion,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for
 the implementation of section one of this act on its effective date  are
 authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before the effec-
 tive date of such section.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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