Senate Bill S1695

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-S1695 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6557
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Chap 429 of 2014

2015-S1695 (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-S1695 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1695 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1695

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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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