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Senate Bill S8571A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of license plates for disabled veterans

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2025-S8571 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9351
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-a, V & T L

2025-S8571 - Summary

Relates to the issuance of license plates for persons rated one hundred percent disabled by the United States department of veterans affairs.

2025-S8571 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8571 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8571
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
   of license plates for disabled veterans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 4 of section 404-a of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of
 2015, are amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
   (c) Has a physical or mental impairment or condition  which  is  other
 than  those  specified above, but is of such nature as to impose unusual
 hardship in utilization of public  transportation  facilities  and  such
 condition  is  certified  by  a  physician, physician assistant or nurse
 practitioner, to the extent authorized by law and consistent with subdi-
 vision three of section six thousand nine hundred two of  the  education
 law,  duly  licensed to practice in this state, or, pursuant to subdivi-
 sion four-a of this section, a  podiatrist  duly  licensed  to  practice
 podiatry  in  this  state  or,  pursuant  to  subdivision four-b of this
 section, an optometrist duly licensed  to  practice  optometry  in  this
 state,  as  constituting  an  equal degree of disability (specifying the
 particular condition) so as to prevent such person from  getting  around
 without  great  difficulty  in  accordance  with subdivision two of this
 section; [or]
   (d) A blind person[.]; OR
   (E) IS RATED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT DISABLED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPART-
 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14042-01-5

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2025-S8571A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9351
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-a, V & T L

2025-S8571A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of license plates for persons rated one hundred percent disabled by the United States department of veterans affairs.

2025-S8571A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8571A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8571--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
   8  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
   of license plates for disabled veterans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 4 of section 404-a of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic law, as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of
 2015, are amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
   (c) Has a physical or mental impairment or condition  which  is  other
 than  those  specified above, but is of such nature as to impose unusual
 hardship in utilization of public  transportation  facilities  and  such
 condition  is  certified  by  a  physician, physician assistant or nurse
 practitioner, to the extent authorized by law and consistent with subdi-
 vision three of section six thousand nine hundred two of  the  education
 law,  duly  licensed to practice in this state, or, pursuant to subdivi-
 sion four-a of this section, a  podiatrist  duly  licensed  to  practice
 podiatry  in  this  state  or,  pursuant  to  subdivision four-b of this
 section, an optometrist duly licensed  to  practice  optometry  in  this
 state,  as  constituting  an  equal degree of disability (specifying the
 particular condition) so as to prevent such person from  getting  around
 without  great  difficulty  in  accordance  with subdivision two of this
 section; [or]
   (d) A blind person[.]; OR
   (E) IS RATED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT DISABLED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPART-
 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14042-03-6

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