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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S454
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S454 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S454 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S454 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for a discount on driver's license renewal fees for senior citizens PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The legislation will provide for a 10% discount to senior citizens at least 65 years of age for driver's license renewal fees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the paragraph (C) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new subparagraph (v) to provide a 10% discount for driver's license renewal fees to senior citizens at least 65 years of age. Section 2 provides for this act to take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall become a law. JUSTIFICATION: Over the last decade and especially since the financial collapse in late 2008, the large majority of Senior Citizens in the state have incurred an ever-increasing financial burden as a result of increased property taxes, overwhelming healthcare and medication costs, in addition to escalating costs for heating and transportation. Yet most
2013-S454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 454 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for a discount on driver's license renewal fees for senior citizens THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the vehi- cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as follows: (V) PROVIDED THAT FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN, THE RENEWAL FEE SHALL BE TEN PERCENT LESS THAN THE FEES OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY THIS PARAGRAPH. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE TERM "SENIOR CITIZEN" MEANS A PERSON AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03374-01-3
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