Assembly Bill A6557

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for retroactive effectiveness of chapter 429 of the laws of 2014 relating to prohibiting additional fees for a veteran's distinguishing mark on a non-driver identification card or a driver's license

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  • 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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2015-A6557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1695
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 429 of 2014

2015-A6557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for retroactive effectiveness of provisions relating to prohibiting additional fees for a veteran's distinguishing mark on a non-driver identification card or a driver's license.

2015-A6557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6557

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, GANTT, ENGLEBRIGHT, THIELE, MAGNAR-
  ELLI, GUNTHER, LIFTON, CYMBROWITZ, TITONE, STIRPE, BRINDISI,  BRONSON,
  SKOUFIS,  SANTABARBARA,  MILLER,  COOK, CAHILL, RUSSELL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE,  CRESPO,  CUSICK,  DenDEKKER,  KAMINSKY,
  LUPARDO,  MAGEE,  PERRY,  ROBERTS, SCHIMEL, SIMON, SKARTADOS, STECK --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend chapter 429 of the laws of 2014,  amending  the  vehicle
  and  traffic  law  relating to prohibiting the imposition of any addi-
  tional fee for a veteran's distinguishing mark on a  non-driver  iden-
  tification  card  or a driver's license, in relation to the effective-
  ness thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 3 of chapter 429 of the laws of 2014, amending the
vehicle and traffic law relating to prohibiting the  imposition  of  any
additional fee for a veteran's distinguishing mark on a non-driver iden-
tification card or a driver's license, is amended to read as follows:
  S  3.  This act shall take effect [on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law] IMMEDIATELY AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN IN  FULL
FORCE  AND  EFFECT  ON THE SAME DATE AS CHAPTER 487 OF THE LAWS OF 2012,
TOOK EFFECT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided  that  no  later
than  ninety days after chapter 429 of the laws of 2014 takes effect the
commissioner of the department of motor vehicles shall commence to issue
refunds of fees paid by applicants on or after October  3,  2012  solely
for  adding  a  veteran's  distinguishing  mark to a driver's license or
non-driver identification card.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07301-01-5

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