Assembly Bill A6557

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to prove they have acceptable vision to operate a motor vehicle

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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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2021-A6557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4568
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5904
2013-2014: S4140
2015-2016: S2851
2017-2018: S3542
2019-2020: S391
2023-2024: A3707, S3086

2021-A6557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to prove they have acceptable vision to operate a motor vehicle.

2021-A6557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6557
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
   applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to complete a  vision
   test
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the  vehi-
 cle  and  traffic  law, as amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2019, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) A license issued pursuant to  subdivision  five  of  this  section
 shall  be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless such
 license is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be  renewed
 by  submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by law,
 proofs of prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision  prescribed  by
 the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social security number or, in lieu
 thereof, with respect to an application for  a  non-commercial  driver's
 license  or  learner's  permit which does not meet federal standards for
 identification, an affidavit signed by such applicant that they have not
 been issued a social security number, and if required by the commission-
 er, a photo image of the applicant in  such  numbers  and  form  as  the
 commissioner  shall  prescribe.  SUCH  PROOF  OF ACCEPTABLE VISION SHALL
 REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO PASS A VISION TEST ADMINISTERED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OR  HIS  OR HER AGENT, OR TO SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION, SIGNED BY A
 PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, NURSE PRACTITIONER, OPTOMETRIST OR OPTI-
 CIAN, ATTESTING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS  ADEQUATE  VISION  TO  OPERATE  A
 MOTOR  VEHICLE AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. In addition, an appli-
 cant for renewal of a license containing a hazardous  material  endorse-
 ment  shall  pass an examination to retain such endorsement. The commis-
 sioner shall, with respect to  the  renewal  of  a  hazardous  materials
 endorsement,  comply  with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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