Senate Bill S1162

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a religious exemption for the requirement to have a photograph taken for a driver's license or learner's permit

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Current 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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2023-S1162 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §507, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4094
2021-2022: S5365

2023-S1162 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a religious exemption for the requirement to have a photograph taken for a driver's license or learner's permit.

2023-S1162 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1162 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1162
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 a
   religious exemption for the requirement to have a photograph taken for
   a driver's license or learner's permit

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  507 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. PHOTOGRAPH RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION. A PERSON SHALL NOT BE  REQUIRED  TO
 HAVE  THEIR  PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR LEARNER'S PERMIT
 WHEN SUCH PERSON HOLDS GENUINE AND SINCERE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS  WHICH  ARE
 CONTRARY  TO HAVING A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT LICENSES
 ISSUED WITHOUT A PHOTOGRAPH PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  BE
 USED FOR PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY TO AN ESTABLISHMENT OR PURCHASE
 OF AGE-RESTRICTED PRODUCTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03506-01-3

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