NY State Senate Bill 2011-S3955

Senate Bill S3955

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 13, 2012	reported and committed to finance
Jan 04, 2012	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 14, 2011	referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 16, 2011	advanced to third reading
Mar 15, 2011	2nd report cal.
Mar 14, 2011	1st report cal.209
Mar 10, 2011	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

- Jun 14, 2011 - Floor Vote
  S3955
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 14, 2011
      
      aye (62)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
  Mar 13, 2012 - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote
  S3955
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote: Mar 13, 2012
      
      aye (14)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Carlucci
      
      Flanagan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Klein
      
      Larkin
      
      McDonald
      
      Savino
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Zeldin
  Mar 14, 2011 - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote
  S3955
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote: Mar 14, 2011
      
      aye (14)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Carlucci
      
      Flanagan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Klein
      
      Larkin
      
      McDonald
      
      Savino
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Zeldin

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2011-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1397
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §404-i, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: A10802
2013-2014: S2296, A390
2015-2016: S2934, A3200
2017-2018: S2539, A1696
2019-2020: S2971, A1717
2021-2022: S3824, A5020
2023-2024: S1835, A2062

2011-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates.

2011-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3955

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
distinctive license plates for gold star family members and eliminating
the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member
distinctive license plates

PURPOSE:
To create a "Gold Star Family" license plate for widows, widowers,
gold star fathers and their spouses, children, step-children,
brothers, sisters, step-brothers, step-sisters and grandparents of a
fallen service members. Also, removes the registration fee for "Gold
Star Mother" or "Gold Star family" license plates.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 establishes a "Gold Star family" license plate and removes
the registration fee for "Gold Star Mother" and "Gold Star Family"
license plates.

Section 2 contains effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
New Yorkers have a proud history of responding to the call to serve in
our nations Armed Forces. Our nation is currently engaged in the

longest war with all volunteer forces since the American
Revolutionary War. A higher percentage of moms and dads are serving
today than in any time in recent history. Secretary of Defense Robert
M. Gates recently stated that more than 40 percent of the military
are parents and over 230,000 children have a mother or father at war.

When the nation calls these warriors to difficult and dangerous
places, our service men and women answer that call knowing that what
they do protects those that they've left behind. The families of
those who have died for our freedom deserve every effort we can
possibly make on their behalf. Giving them an opportunity to honor
their loved one with a custom license plate will serve as a powerful
reminder to everyone that drives and rides on New York's streets and
highways that military families live among us.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill in Senate.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
it shall have become a law.

2011-S3955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3955

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  providing
  distinctive  license plates for gold star family members and eliminat-
  ing the registration fee for gold star mother  and  gold  star  family
  member distinctive license plates

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

  Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
chapter 277 of the laws of 1991 and renumbered by  chapter  108  of  the
laws  of  1994,  subdivision  1 as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of
2004 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  S 404-i. Distinctive plates for gold star mothers AND GOLD STAR  FAMI-
LIES.    1.  Any gold star mother or the spouse of a gold star mother OR
ANY GOLD STAR FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER, OR  THE  WIDOW
OR  WIDOWER OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER, OR ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD, BROTH-
ER, SISTER,  STEP-BROTHER,  STEP-SISTER,  OR  GRANDPARENT  OF  A  FALLEN
SERVICE  MEMBER  residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a
license plate bearing the words "gold star mother" OR "GOLD  STAR  FAMI-
LY",  RESPECTIVELY.    If  a  distinctive plate is issued to a gold star
mother OR GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER pursuant to this  section,  additional
distinctive  plates  may  be  issued for every vehicle registered in the
name of the gold star mother recipient residing in  this  state  or  the
spouse of such gold star mother, OR THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER.  Appli-
cation  for  said  license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in
such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
  2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or  the  spouse  of
the  applicant  is  a gold star mother OR THE APPLICANT IS ANY GOLD STAR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03376-01-1

S. 3955                             2

FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER, OR THE WIDOW OR WIDOWER OF A
FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER, OR ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD, BROTHER, SISTER,  STEP-
BROTHER, STEP-SISTER, OR GRANDPARENT OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER.
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in  the  same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
cle],  provided,  however,  that  no  REGISTRATION FEE OR service charge
shall be charged for such plate.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law, provided that effective immediately, the addition,
amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary  for  the
implementation  of  this  act  on  its  effective date is authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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