Assembly Bill A8331

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the creation of a 9-8-8 license plate

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A8331 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8102
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ff, V & T L

2023-A8331 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the creation of a 9-8-8 license plate in support of the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.

2023-A8331 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8331
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
   the creation of a 9-8-8 license plate
 
   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-ff to read as follows:
   §  404-FF.  9-8-8 LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE
 SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATE OF  A  DESIGN
 DEVELOPED  AND  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH  IN  SUPPORT  OF  THE  9-8-8
 SUICIDE  PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE SYSTEM. APPLICATION
 FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM
 AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. 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 ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF TWENTY-
 FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATES. 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13617-01-3

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