Senate Bill S8208

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a pilot program to evaluate the use of optional mobile or digital alternatives to driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards

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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-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §504-a, V & T L

2023-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish a pilot program to evaluate the use of optional mobile or digital alternatives to driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards if specified requirements are met; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2023-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8208
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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  commissioner  of  motor  vehicles to establish a pilot program to
   evaluate the use of optional mobile or digital alternatives  to  driv-
   er's   licenses  and  non-driver  identification  cards  if  specified
   requirements are met; and to provide for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   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 504-a to read as follows:
   § 504-A.  DIGITAL  DRIVER'S  LICENSES  AND  NON-DRIVER  IDENTIFICATION
 CARDS.
   1. THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE THE USE OF
 OPTIONAL  MOBILE  OR  DIGITAL ALTERNATIVES TO DRIVER'S LICENSES AND NON-
 DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS, SUBJECT TO ALL OF  THE  FOLLOWING  REQUIRE-
 MENTS:
   (A)  THE  ALTERNATIVE LICENSES SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT
 OF THE STATE POLICE.
   (B) THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE LIMITED TO NO  MORE  THAN  FIVE  TENTHS
 (0.5) PERCENT OF LICENSED DRIVERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE EVALUATION.
   (C)  THE  ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS TO BE EVALUATED SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO
 COST TO THE STATE OR TO THE PARTICIPANT.
   (D) ANY PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 THIRTY.
   (E)  ANY  PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO PERSONS WHO HAVE VOLUNTARILY  CHOSEN  TO
 PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM.
   (F)  A  PARTICIPANT IN ANY PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY TERMINATE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE  PILOT
 PROGRAM  AT ANY TIME, AND MAY, UPON TERMINATION, REQUEST THE DELETION OF
 ANY DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. WITHIN  TEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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