Senate Bill S675

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of licenses and non-driver identification cards containing a Lifetime Liberty Pass distinguishing mark

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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-S675 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1352
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§504 & 490, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9121
2019-2020: S1151, A5267
2021-2022: S1323, A6372

2023-S675 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of licenses and non-driver identification cards containing a Lifetime Liberty Pass distinguishing mark.

2023-S675 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S675 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    675
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 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  authorizing
   the  issuance of licenses and non-driver identification cards contain-
   ing a Lifetime Liberty Pass distinguishing mark

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-2) to read as follows:
   (A-2)  EVERY  LICENSE  OR  RENEWAL THEREOF ISSUED TO AN APPLICANT WHO:
 (I) WAS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES; (II) RECEIVED
 AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE OR WAS RELEASED THEREFROM UNDER HONORABLE  CONDI-
 TIONS;  AND (III) QUALIFIES FOR AND HAS RECEIVED A LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS
 PERMITTING QUALIFIED VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES DISCOUNTED USE OF  STATE
 PARKS,  HISTORIC  SITES,  AND  RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES  OPERATED BY THE
 OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND  HISTORIC  PRESERVATION  AND  THE  STATE
 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL, UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST
 AND  SUBMISSION  OF  PROOF AS SET FORTH HEREIN, CONTAIN A DISTINGUISHING
 MARK, IN SUCH FORM AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE, INDICATING  THAT
 HE  OR  SHE  IS  A  HOLDER  OF A LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS. SUCH PROOF SHALL
 CONSIST OF A CERTIFICATE  OF  RELEASE  OR  DISCHARGE  FROM  ACTIVE  DUTY
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  A DD FORM 214, A COPY OF SUCH PERSON'S
 LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS OR OTHER PROOF SATISFACTORY TO  THE  COMMISSIONER.
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  NOT  REQUIRE  FEES  FOR  THE  ISSUANCE OF SUCH
 LICENSES OR RENEWALS THEREOF TO PERSONS REQUESTING  A  LIFETIME  LIBERTY
 PASS  DISTINGUISHING  MARK  WHICH  ARE  DIFFERENT  FROM  FEES  OTHERWISE
 REQUIRED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT REQUIRE FEES FOR  A  DUPLICATION  OR
 AMENDMENT  OF  A  LICENSE  PRIOR  TO  ITS RENEWAL IF SUCH DUPLICATION OR
 AMENDMENT WAS SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDING TO SUCH LICENSE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03527-01-3
 S. 675                              2
              

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