Senate Bill S2971

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1717
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §404-i, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10802
2011-2012: S3955, A1397
2013-2014: S2296, A390
2015-2016: S2934, A3200
2017-2018: S2539, A1696
2021-2022: S3824, A5020
2023-2024: S1835, A2062

2019-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for distinctive license plates for gold star family members; eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates.

2019-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2971
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GRIFFO, AKSHAR, GALLIVAN, HELMING, RITCHIE -- 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
   distinctive license plates for gold star family members and  eliminat-
   ing  the  registration  fee  for gold star mother and gold star family
   member distinctive license plates
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 chapter  277  of  the  laws of 1991 and renumbered by chapter 108 of the
 laws of 1994, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 732  of  the  laws  of
 2004 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is
 amended to read as follows:
   §  404-i. Distinctive plates for gold star mothers AND GOLD STAR FAMI-
 LIES.  1. Any gold star mother or the spouse of a gold  star  mother  OR
 ANY  GOLD  STAR FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER, OR THE WIDOW
 OR WIDOWER OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER, OR ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD,  BROTH-
 ER,  SISTER,  STEP-BROTHER,  STEP-SISTER,  OR  GRANDPARENT  OF  A FALLEN
 SERVICE MEMBER residing in this state shall, upon request, be  issued  a
 license  plate  bearing the words "gold star mother" OR "GOLD STAR FAMI-
 LY", RESPECTIVELY.  If a distinctive plate is  issued  to  a  gold  star
 mother  OR  GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER pursuant to this section, additional
 distinctive plates may be issued for every  vehicle  registered  in  the
 name  of  the  gold  star mother recipient residing in this state or the
 spouse of such gold star mother, OR THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER.  Appli-
 cation 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 or the spouse of
 the applicant is a gold star mother OR THE APPLICANT IS  ANY  GOLD  STAR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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