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Assembly Bill A8367

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a symbol on a driver's license or state-issued ID card indicating that an individual has a non-apparent disability

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2025-A8367 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7937
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §504-a, V & T L

2025-A8367 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows individuals to apply to display a symbol on their driver's licenses or state-issued ID cards indicating that the individual has a non-apparent disability to assist law enforcement and emergency personnel in providing appropriate support during interactions.

2025-A8367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8367
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
   individuals to apply to display a symbol on their driver's licenses or
   state-issued ID cards indicating that the individual has a  non-appar-
   ent disability

   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.  VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF NON-APPARENT DISABILITY. 1. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "NON-APPARENT DISABILITY" MEANS A MEDICALLY  DOCUMENTED  PHYSICAL,
 MENTAL,  INTELLECTUAL,  OR  NEUROLOGICAL  CONDITION  THAT IS NOT READILY
 VISIBLE BUT MAY AFFECT A PERSON'S ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, RESPOND TO LAW
 ENFORCEMENT COMMANDS, OR OTHERWISE INTERACT IN STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENTS.
   (B) "VOLUNTARY DISABILITY INDICATOR" MEANS A DISCRETE SYMBOL  APPROVED
 BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  TO INDICATE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL HAS A NON-APPARENT
 DISABILITY.
   2. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS BY WHICH  A  PERSON,
 OR  THE  PARENT  OR  LEGAL  GUARDIAN  OF A MINOR OR DEPENDENT ADULT, MAY
 VOLUNTARILY REQUEST, THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS, THAT  A  DISABILITY
 INDICATOR  BE  PLACED ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S DRIVER'S LICENSE OR NON-DRIVER
 IDENTIFICATION CARD.
   (B) THE APPLICATION SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) CERTIFICATION FROM A LICENSED PHYSICIAN,  PSYCHOLOGIST,  OR  OTHER
 QUALIFIED  HEALTHCARE  PROVIDER AFFIRMING THE PRESENCE OF A NON-APPARENT
 DISABILITY; AND
   (II) A SIGNED AUTHORIZATION BY THE APPLICANT, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN  WHERE
 APPLICABLE,  TO PLACE THE INDICATOR ON THEIR LICENSE OR NON-DRIVER IDEN-
 TIFICATION CARD.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11916-01-5

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