NY State Senate Bill 2023-S52

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Jan 04, 2023	referred to transportation

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2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5226
2021-2022: S846

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires applicant for renewal of a driver's license to pass a written examination with respect to the laws relating to traffic and other matters as the commissioner may prescribe.

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S52

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring a
written exam upon renewal of a driver's license

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill will require drivers to pass a written exam dealing with traf-
fic laws and other related matters when renewing their driver's license.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends paragraph (a) of subdivision six of
Section 502 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding language to require
the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue an exam of
the Vehicle and Traffic Laws and other related matters to all drivers
looking to renew their driver's license.

Section two of the bill provides the effective date as one hundred

eighty days after it shall have become a law. The section also provides
that the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date and
makes that effective immediately.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Currently drivers do not have to re-pass a written exam that deals with
the Vehicle and Traffic Law and other related matters when renewing
their driver's license.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is paramount to remind drivers in New York of the laws that govern
their behavior and the regulations in place to maintain street safety
and order on New York roadways, highways, and other public places. Just
as we require applicants for a driver's license to pass a written exam
of the laws dealing with vehicle and traffic safety, those looking to
renew their privileges should also be required to demonstrate their
knowledge of the law and safety education.

This bill is meant to create safer streets for New Yorkers and to combat
the high amounts of traffic violations and vehicle accidents in New
York. Education can save lives, and that is the policy this bill plans
to implement.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S846 - Referred to Transportation

2021: S846 - Referred to Transportation

2020: S5526A - Referred to Transportation

2019: S5526A  - Referred to Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    52
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
   tion
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring  a
   written exam upon renewal of a driver's license

   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.    IN  ADDITION,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR RENEWAL TO  PASS  A  WRITTEN  EXAMINATION  WITH
 RESPECT TO THE LAWS RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND OTHER MATTERS AS THE COMMIS-
 SIONER  MAY  PRESCRIBE  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE SUBJECTS SET
 FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY  PROVIDE
 FOR  APPLICANTS  TO  COMPLETE  SUCH  EXAMINATION ONLINE OR IN PERSON. In
 addition, an applicant for renewal of a license containing  a  hazardous
 material  endorsement  shall pass an examination to retain such endorse-
 ment. The commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01504-01-3
 S. 52                               2
 
 materials endorsement, comply with the requirements imposed upon  states
 by sections 383.141 and 1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regu-
 lations.  A  renewal of such license shall be issued by the commissioner
 upon  approval of such application, except that no such license shall be
 issued if its issuance would be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
 section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis-
 sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder
 of  a  currently  valid  or renewable license to drive issued by another
 state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such license.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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Senate Bill S52

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

co-Sponsors

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Andrew Gounardes

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

co-Sponsors

Pete Harckham

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S52 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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