NY State Senate Bill 2017-S757A

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Feb 23, 2018	print number 757a
Feb 23, 2018	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation
Jan 04, 2017	referred to transportation

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2017-S757 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-ee, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5229
2013-2014: S4198
2015-2016: S1832

2017-S757 - Summary

Authorizes distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star.

2017-S757 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S757

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to
authorizing distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or
Silver star

 PURPOSE :

To provide distinctive license plates which recognize veterans who
have earned the Bronze Star or the Silver Star.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 adds a new section 404-dd to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to
provide distinctive license plates for Bronze or Silver star
recipients. The distinctive plate is to be issued upon proof,
authorized by the Commissioner, which will assure that the applicant
is a Bronze or Silver Star recipient and shall bear the words "Bronze
Star Recipient" or "Silver Star Recipient." The distinctive plate is
to be issued in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of
a regular registration fee, with an additional one time service charge
of $10 to be charged for such plates. One year after the effective
date, funds in the amount of $5,000, or so much as may be available,
will be allocated to the department to offset the costs associated

with the production of the license plates.

Section 2 provides, that distinctive plates issued pursuant to this
new section shall only be designed, produced, and issued, up on the
delivery to the Department of Motor Vehicles of a surety bond in the
amount of $6,000, which shall be executed by a surety company
authorized by the Department of Financial Services to transact
business in this state. Provided, however that if the commissioner
shall have received 200 orders for such distinctive plate together
with the additional annual service charge, no such surety bond is
required. All service charges collected pursuant to this section shall
be deposited pursuant to the provisions of Section 404-oo to the
credit of the Department of Motor Vehicles Distinctive Plate
Development Fund. This section also provides for the discontinuance of
surety bonds if 200 or more sets of plates are sold in the series
during the two year following the date upon which the plates were
first made available for sale. If fewer than 200 sets of plates are
sold during the first two years of sale, the Department of Motor
Vehicles shall be entitled to recover against the bond an in amount
proportionate to such shortfall.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 EXISTING LAW :

Article 14 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law relates to the registration
of motor vehicles. The enumerated sections of this article provide for
distinctive license plates and the registration and issuance of
license plates based on particular circumstances.

Section 404 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides for the issuance
of special license plates. This section provides the commissioner may
issue special number plates to applicants therefor in the same manner
as other number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such
special number plates shall be issued only upon payment of an annual
service charge of thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents in addition
to the regular fee prescribed by section 401 of this article.

Section 404(1-a) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law further provides for
the issuance of special number plates to applicants who are members of
veterans organizations. These plate shall be issued in the same manner
as other plates, but shall be issued only upon (a) payment of the
onetime service charge of $10 in addition to the regular registration
fee

Section 404-oo of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides for the deposit
of service charges for distinctive license plates to the Department of
Motor Vehicles Distinctive Plate Development Fund established pursuant
to the State Finance Law and shall be used for the production, design,
advertising, and distribution of such distinctive license plates
established pursuant to this article on or after the effective date of
this section.

Section 95-g of the State Finance Law establishes the Department of
Motor Vehicles Distinctive Plate Development Fund consisting of all
revenues received pursuant to the provisions of Section 404-oo of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law and all money appropriated, credits, or
transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law.
Moneys of the fund are expended only for the design, production,
advertising, and distribution of distinctive license plates
established pursuant to Article 14 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Bronze Star is awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious
service, and is the 9th highest United States armed forces decoration.
The Silver Star is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of
the United States and is the 3rd highest United States armed forces
decoration.

This legislation will honor these veterans with a distinctive license
plate that would enable members of the public to identify these
heroes, and to accord them recognition and honor.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-2016: S.1832-A
2013-2014: S.4198/A.1631
2011-2012: S.5229/A.1957
2007-2008: S.7812/A.10739

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that section
1 of this act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall have
become law; and provided further, 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 are
authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
effective date.

2017-S757 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    757
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE,  BONACIC,  CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN,
   LARKIN, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER,  SEWARD  --  read  twice  and  ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
   portation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
   distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 404-dd to read as follows:
   §  404-DD. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR BRONZE OR SILVER STAR RECIPIENTS. 1.
 ANY RECIPIENT OF A BRONZE STAR OR A SILVER STAR RESIDING IN  THIS  STATE
 OR  THE  SPOUSE  OF  ANY SUCH RECIPIENT SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A
 LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "BRONZE STAR RECIPIENT" OR "SILVER  STAR
 RECIPIENT".  IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A BRONZE OR SILVER STAR
 RECIPIENT  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT
 BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH RECIPIENT. 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 IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED
 UPON  PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT OR THE
 SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A BRONZE OR SILVER STAR RECIPIENT.
   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  AN  ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN
 DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.   PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  ONE
 YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
 FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL  BE
 ALLOCATED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  OFFSET  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE
 PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02978-02-7

 S. 757                              2
 
   § 2.  1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-dd of
 the vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and  issued
 upon  the  delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a surety bond
 in the amount of six thousand dollars, which  shall  be  executed  by  a
 surety  company  authorized  by  the department of financial services to
 transact business in this state. Provided, however, that if the  commis-
 sioner  of  motor  vehicles  shall  have received prior to plate design,
 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive
 plate together with the additional annual service charge  applicable  to
 each  such  order,  which  shall  be non-refundable, no such surety bond
 shall be required.  All  service  charges  collected  pursuant  to  this
 section  shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo
 of the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of  motor
 vehicles  distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g
 of the state finance law and shall be used for the  design,  production,
 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
 with such section 95-g.
   2.  If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
 distinctive plates in the  series  are  first  available  for  sale  two
 hundred  or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such plates are sold by such time,  the  department  of  motor  vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
 to such shortfall.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section one of this act shall take effect on the one  hundred  eightieth
 day  after it shall have become a law; and provided further, that effec-
 tive immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any  rule  or
 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
 date  are  authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before
 such effective date.

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2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-ee, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5229
2013-2014: S4198
2015-2016: S1832

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star.

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S757A

SPONSOR: RITCHIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to authorizing distinctive license plates for recipients of the
Bronze or Silver star

 
PURPOSE:

To provide distinctive license plates which recognize veterans who have
earned the Bronze Star or the Silver Star.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 404-ee to the Vehicle and Traffic Law to
provide distinctive license plates for Bronze or Silver star recipients.
The distinctive plate is to be issued upon proof, authorized by the
Commissioner, which will assure that the applicant is a Bronze or Silver
Star recipient and shall bear the words "Bronze Star Recipient" or
"Silver Star Recipient." The distinctive plate is to be issued in the
same manner as other number plates upon payment of a regular registra-

tion fee, with an additional one time service charge of $10 to be
charged for such plates. One year after the effective date, funds in the
amount of $5,000, or so much as may be available, will be allocated to
the department to offset the costs associated with the production of the
license plates.

Section 2 provides, that distinctive plates issued pursuant to this new
section shall only be designed, produced, and issued, up on the delivery
to the Department of Motor Vehicles of a surety bond in the amount of
$6,000, which shall be executed by a surety company authorized y the
Department of Financial Services to transact business in this state.
Provided, however that if the commissioner shall have received 200
orders for such distinctive plate together with the additional annual
service charge, no such surety bond is required. All service charges
collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited pursuant to the
provisions of Section 404-oo to the credit of the Department of Motor
Vehicles Distinctive Plate Development Fund. This section also provides
for the discontinuance of surety bonds if 200 or more sets of plates are
sold in the series during the two year following the date upon which the
plates were first made available for sale. If fewer than 200 sets of
plates are sold during the first two years of sale, the Department of
Motor Vehicles shall be entitled to recover against the bond an in
amount proportionate to such shortfall.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Article 14 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law relates to the registration of
motor vehicles. The enumerated sections of this article provide for
distinctive license plates and the registration and issuance of license
plates based on particular circumstances.

Section 404 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides for the issuance of
special license plates. This section provides the commissioner may issue
special number plates to applicants therefor in the same manner as other
number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such special number
plates shall be issued only upon payment of an annual service charge of
thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents in addition to the regular fee
prescribed by section 401 of this article.

Section 404(1-a) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law further provides for the
issuance of special number plates to applicants who are members of
veterans organizations. These plate shall be issued in the same manner
as other plates, but shall be issued only upon (a) payment of the
onetime service charge of $10 in addition to the regular registration
fee

Section 404-oo of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides for the deposit
of service charges for distinctive license plates to the Department of
Motor Vehicles Distinctive Plate Development Fund established pursuant
to the State Finance Law and shall be used for the production, design,
advertising, and distribution of such distinctive license plates estab-
lished pursuant to this article on or after the effective date of this
section.

Section 95-g of the State Finance Law establishes the Department of
Motor Vehicles Distinctive Plate Development Fund consisting of all
revenues received pursuant to the provisions of Section 404-oo of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law and all money appropriated, credits, or trans-
ferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law.  Moneys of
the fund are expended only for the design, production, advertising, and
distribution of distinctive license plates established pursuant to Arti-
cle 14 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Bronze Star is awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious
service, and is the 9th highest United States armed forces decoration.
The Silver Star is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of
the United States and is the 3rd highest United States armed forces
decoration.

This legislation will honor these veterans with a distinctive license
plate that would enable members of the public to identify these heroes,
and to accord them recognition and honor.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-2016: S.1832-A
2013-2014: S.4198/A.1631
2011-2012: S.5229/A.1957
2007-2008: S.7812/A.10739

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that section 1
of this act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall have
become law; and provided further, that effective immediately, the addi-
tion, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for
the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  757--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RITCHIE,  BONACIC,  CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN,
   HELMING, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER,  SEWARD  --  read  twice  and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
   distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 404-ee to read as follows:
   § 404-EE. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR BRONZE OR SILVER STAR RECIPIENTS.  1.
 ANY  RECIPIENT  OF A BRONZE STAR OR A SILVER STAR RESIDING IN THIS STATE
 OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH RECIPIENT SHALL, UPON  REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A
 LICENSE  PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "BRONZE STAR RECIPIENT" OR "SILVER STAR
 RECIPIENT".  IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A BRONZE OR SILVER STAR
 RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE  SHALL  NOT
 BE  ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH RECIPIENT. 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 IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT OR  THE
 SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A BRONZE OR SILVER STAR RECIPIENT.
   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 AN ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TEN
 DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE
 YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS IN  THE  AMOUNT  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02978-03-8

 S. 757--A                           2
 
 FIVE  THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE
 ALLOCATED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  OFFSET  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE
 PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
   § 2.  1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ee of
 the  vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued
 upon the delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a  surety  bond
 in  the  amount  of  six  thousand dollars, which shall be executed by a
 surety company authorized by the department  of  financial  services  to
 transact  business in this state. Provided, however, that if the commis-
 sioner of motor vehicles shall have  received  prior  to  plate  design,
 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive
 plate  together  with the additional annual service charge applicable to
 each such order, which shall be  non-refundable,  no  such  surety  bond
 shall  be  required.  All  service  charges  collected  pursuant to this
 section shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section  404-oo
 of  the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor
 vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section  95-g
 of  the  state finance law and shall be used for the design, production,
 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
 with such section 95-g.
   2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon  which
 distinctive  plates  in  the  series  are  first  available for sale two
 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered  pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such  plates  are  sold  by  such time, the department of motor vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
 to such shortfall.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 section  one  of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth
 day after it shall have become a law; and provided further, that  effec-
 tive  immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or
 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
 date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on  or  before
 such effective date.

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Senate Bill S757A

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2017-S757 - Details

2017-S757 - Summary

2017-S757 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S757 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2017-S757 - Details

2017-S757 - Summary

2017-S757 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S757 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S757A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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