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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 25, 2023 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2884
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S2884 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3334
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §502, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S4620
2019-2020: S2795
2021-2022: S5840
2023-S2884 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2884 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring certain motor vehicle forms and applications to be available in Punjabi, Bengali and Hindi PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide forms, tests and applications for permits and driver's licenses in Punjabi, Bengali, & Hindi. Translation and interpretation services will also be made available upon request. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to section 502 to require the Department of Motor Vehicles, except as otherwise prohibited by federal law, rule or regulation, to make learner's permit and driver's license written tests, forms and applica-
2023-S2884 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2884 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 certain motor vehicle forms and applications to be available in Punja- bi, Bengali and Hindi 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 10 to read as follows: 10. FORMS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN CERTAIN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL, WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ENSURE THAT ALL WRITTEN TESTS, FORMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR AN INITIAL LEARNER'S PERMIT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN PUNJABI, BENGALI AND HINDI AND PROVIDE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN SUCH LANGUAGES TO A PERSON APPLYING FOR SUCH LEARNER'S PERMIT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE IN SUCH CITY, UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSIONER FROM MAKING SUCH TESTS, FORMS, APPLICATIONS, AND TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAIL- ABLE IN OTHER LANGUAGES. § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03201-01-3
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