Senate Bill S5657

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S5657 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1152
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ff, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6699, A7775

2023-S5657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers; defines "veteran" as a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States, and was honorably discharged from the armed forces, or has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

2023-S5657 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5657
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RIVERA, KENNEDY -- 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  creating  a
   distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers
 
   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.  DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES FOR VETERANS HONORING BORINQUE-
 NEERS. 1. ANY VETERAN OR THE SPOUSE OF  ANY  SUCH  VETERAN  SHALL,  UPON
 REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A  DISTINCTIVE  BORINQUENEERS  LICENSE PLATE. IF A
 DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,  SUCH
 DISTINCTIVE  PLATE  SHALL  NOT  BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF SUCH VETERAN.
 APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE  COMMISSIONER
 IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE
 APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A VETERAN.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO
 IS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, WHO SERVED  IN  THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE
 UNITED  STATES,  AND WAS (A) HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMED FORCES,
 OR (B) HAS A QUALIFYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE  OF  THE
 VETERANS'  SERVICES  LAW,  AND  HAS  RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD
 CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE, OR (C) IS A  DISCHARGED  LGBT
 VETERAN,  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION ONE OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND
 HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD  CONDUCT  OR  DISHONORABLE  FROM
 SUCH SERVICE.
   4. 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02924-01-3
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