Senate Bill S2042

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of distinctive license plates to volunteer firefighters

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Current 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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2023-S2042 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6160
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§404-b & 404, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9608

2023-S2042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the registration fees charged for the issuance of volunteer firefighter distinctive license plates.

2023-S2042 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2042
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- 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 to volunteer firefighters
 
   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-b of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 277 of the laws of 1991, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   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  chapter
 and  an  initial  one time service charge of fifteen dollars], PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT  NO  REGISTRATION FEE OR SERVICE CHARGE SHALL  BE  CHARGED
 FOR SUCH PLATE.
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by section 21 of part G of chapter 59 of the laws  of  2009,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  commissioner  may  issue  special number plates to applicants
 therefor in the same manner as other number plates are  issued  pursuant
 to  this  article.  Such special number plates shall be issued only upon
 payment of an annual service charge of thirty-one  dollars  and  twenty-
 five  cents  in  addition  to the regular fee prescribed by section four
 hundred one of this article. Application for special number plates shall
 be made in accordance with regulations promulgated by  the  commissioner
 with  respect  to  issuance of such number plates. Provided, however, in
 lieu of the annual fee specified herein, the commissioner may  establish
 specific  categories  of plates for which an annual fee of not less than
 eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents nor more than thirty-one dollars
 and twenty-five cents may be charged subject  to  the  approval  of  the
 director  of  the  division  of  the budget.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06474-01-3

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