Senate Bill S2966A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to distinctive plates for medal of honor recipients

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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-S2966 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6237
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-p, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3009, A4848
2017-2018: S706, A4323
2019-2020: S123
2021-2022: S2700
2023-2024: S653

2015-S2966 - Summary

Relates to distinctive plates for medal of honor recipients; removes the word "congressional" from distinctive plates; provides for the reissuance of plates to persons assigned distinctive plates for medal of honor recipients.

2015-S2966 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2966 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2966

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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  distinctive
  plates for medal of honor recipients

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

  Section 1. Section 404-p of the vehicle and traffic law, as  added  by
chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 415
of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  S 404-p. Distinctive plates for [congressional] medal of honor recipi-
ents.  1.  Any [congressional] medal of honor recipient residing in this
state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing  the  words
"[congressional]  medal  of  honor".  Application 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 is a [congression-
al] medal of honor recipient.
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates, provided,  however,  that  no
registration fee or service charge shall be charged for such plate.
  S  2. Distinctive plates issued pursuant to section 404-p of the vehi-
cle and traffic law prior to the  amendment  of  such  section  made  by
section  one  of  this act shall be reissued to any person assigned such
plate. No fee or service charge shall be charged for the  reissuance  of
such plate.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02816-01-5

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2015-S2966A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6237
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-p, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3009, A4848
2017-2018: S706, A4323
2019-2020: S123
2021-2022: S2700
2023-2024: S653

2015-S2966A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to distinctive plates for medal of honor recipients; removes the word "congressional" from distinctive plates; provides for the reissuance of plates to persons assigned distinctive plates for medal of honor recipients.

2015-S2966A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2966A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2966--A
    Cal. No. 158

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ORTT, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Transportation  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to
  the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
  third reading

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
  plates for medal of honor recipients

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

  Section  1.  Section 404-p of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by
chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 415
of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  S 404-p. Distinctive plates for [congressional] medal of honor recipi-
ents. 1. Any [congressional] medal of honor recipient residing  in  this
state  shall,  upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words
"[congressional] medal of honor". Application  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 is a  [congression-
al] medal of honor recipient.
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in  the  same  manner as other number plates, provided, however, that no
registration fee or service charge shall be charged for such plate.
  S 2. Distinctive plates issued pursuant to section 404-p of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic  law  prior  to  the amendment of such section made by
section one of this act shall be reissued to any  person  assigned  such
plate  upon  such  person's  request.  No fee or service charge shall be
charged for the  reissuance  of  such  plate.  Provided,  however,  that

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

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