Senate Bill S6969

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart 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-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1731
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง404-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1503, A670
2011-2012: S2901, A324
2013-2014: S4451, A1526
2017-2018: S4086, A154
2019-2020: S1599, A75
2021-2022: A1378

2015-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the elimination of fees and renewal fees associated with the issuance of distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients.

2015-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6969 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6969

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- 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  the  elimi-
  nation  of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for
  purple heart recipients

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  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 article,
provided, however, that no service charge  shall  be  charged  for  such
plate. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE PURSUANT TO
THIS  SECTION,  SUCH  PURPLE  HEART  RECIPIENT  SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE
PAYMENT OF ANY FEES RELATING TO THE RENEWAL  THEREOF  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06241-01-5

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