Assembly Bill A5599

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting certain counties from the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental registration fee

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§499-a & 503, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9616
2021-2022: A5328

2023-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the obligation for motorists in certain counties to pay the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental registration fee.

2023-A5599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5599
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
   the metropolitan commuter transportation district supplemental  regis-
   tration fee for certain counties

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 499-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as  added  by
 section  1  of  part  B of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 499-a. Metropolitan commuter  transportation  district  supplemental
 registration  fee.  Registrants  residing  in  the metropolitan commuter
 transportation district, EXCEPT IN THE  COUNTIES  OF  DUTCHESS,  PUTNAM,
 ROCKLAND  AND  ORANGE, shall upon the registration or renewal of a motor
 vehicle be charged a supplemental registration fee to  be  paid  to  the
 commissioner  or  his  or her agent in accordance with the provisions of
 this article.
   § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b-1) of subdivision 2  of  section
 503  of  the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 1 of part FF
 of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) Upon passage of the knowledge test required to obtain a  learner's
 permit, an applicant for a driver's license who resides in the metropol-
 itan  commuter  transportation district established by section one thou-
 sand two hundred sixty-two of the public authorities law, EXCEPT IN  THE
 COUNTIES  OF DUTCHESS, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND AND ORANGE, shall be required to
 pay a supplemental fee of one dollar for  each  six  months  or  portion
 thereof of the period of validity of a learner's permit or license which
 is  or  may  be issued pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (i) or
 (ii) of paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08878-02-3
 A. 5599                             2
 
              

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