Assembly Bill A3144A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter into an agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) for reciprocity of driver licenses

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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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2019-A3144 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11285
2021-2022: A4992
2023-2024: A3935

2019-A3144 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter into an agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) for reciprocity of driver's licenses.

2019-A3144 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3144
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT in relation to requiring the commissioner of  motor  vehicles  to
   enter  into an agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) for reci-
   procity of driver licenses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  motor vehicles shall enter into an
 agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) through  the  Ministry  of
 Transportation and Communications represented by the Director General of
 the  Taipei  Economic and Cultural office in New York for reciprocity in
 issuing driver licenses to citizens from the state of New York  residing
 in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and to the Taiwanese citizens residing
 in  the  state  of  New  York.  The  parties shall agree that reciprocal
 provisions for issuance and skills to acquire a driver license shall  be
 applicable in New York and in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
   §  2.  The parties shall agree that a holder of a valid driver license
 of the state of New York residing in the  Republic  of  China  (Taiwan),
 shall be able to exchange such license for a Taiwanese driver license at
 the nominal conversion fee, without being required to pass the knowledge
 and  road  test.  Correspondingly,  a holder of a valid Taiwanese driver
 license lawfully residing in the state of New York, who  is  not  exempt
 from  licensing requirements under the vehicle and traffic law, shall be
 able to exchange a Taiwanese license for a license in the state  of  New
 York  at  the nominal conversion fee, without being required to pass the
 knowledge and road test.
   § 3. The state of New York, through the commissioner  of  motor  vehi-
 cles, and the Republic of China (Taiwan), through the Ministry of Trans-
 portation and Communications, shall agree on the following:
   1.  Each  party  to  this  agreement  shall  provide samples of driver
 licenses (or copies thereof) issued at the time of  this  agreement  and

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

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2019-A3144A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11285
2021-2022: A4992
2023-2024: A3935

2019-A3144A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter into an agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) for reciprocity of driver's licenses.

2019-A3144A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3144--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. RAMOS, BLAKE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on  Trans-
   portation  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to requiring the commissioner of  motor  vehicles  to
   enter  into an agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) for reci-
   procity of driver licenses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  motor vehicles shall enter into an
 agreement with the Republic of China (Taiwan) through  the  Ministry  of
 Transportation and Communications represented by the Director General of
 the  Taipei  Economic and Cultural office in New York for reciprocity in
 issuing driver licenses to citizens from the state of New York  residing
 in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and to the Taiwanese citizens residing
 in  the  state  of  New  York.  The  parties shall agree that reciprocal
 provisions for issuance and skills to acquire a driver license shall  be
 applicable in New York and in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
   §  2.  The parties shall agree that a holder of a valid driver license
 of the state of New York residing in the  Republic  of  China  (Taiwan),
 shall be able to exchange such license for a Taiwanese driver license at
 the nominal conversion fee, without being required to pass the knowledge
 and  road  test.  Correspondingly,  a holder of a valid Taiwanese driver
 license lawfully residing in the state of New York, who  is  not  exempt
 from  licensing requirements under the vehicle and traffic law, shall be
 able to exchange a Taiwanese license for a standard license in the state
 of New York at the nominal conversion fee,  without  being  required  to
 pass the knowledge and road test.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07620-02-0

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