Senate Bill S5869

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive license plates and establishes the "blue star mothers and families fund"

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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-S5869 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3533
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ff, V & T L; add §95-l, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6673, A8249

2023-S5869 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive license plates for parents and family members of active duty service members; establishes the "blue star mothers and families support fund".

2023-S5869 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5869 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5869
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  authorizing
   the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family"  distinctive
   license  plates;  and  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to
   establishing the "blue star mothers and families support fund"
 
   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  "BLUE  STAR  MOTHER"  AND  "BLUE  STAR  FAMILY"
 LICENSE  PLATES.  1.  ANY  PERSON  RESIDING  IN  THIS STATE WHOSE CHILD,
 SPOUSE, PARENT, SIBLING, OR GRANDCHILD IS ACTIVELY SERVING IN THE  ARMED
 FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE
 LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING THE WORDS "BLUE STAR MOTHER" OR "BLUE STAR FAMI-
 LY", RESPECTIVELY.  APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE  SHALL  BE  FILED
 WITH THE FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATES AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 ISSUED  UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT
 IS THE PARENT OF AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER, OR  THE  SPOUSE,  CHILD,
 SIBLING,  OR  GRANDPARENT  OF AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER, IN THE SAME
 MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR  REGISTRA-
 TION  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 PLATE.
   3.  EACH  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  RECEIVED  AS THE ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE
 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF  THE  "BLUE  STAR
 MOTHERS AND FAMILIES SUPPORT FUND" ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE-
 TY-FIVE-L OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR BLUE STAR MOTH-
 ERS  AND  BLUE STAR FAMILIES ORGANIZATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE NEW YORK
 STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS'  AFFAIRS'  DIVISION  OF  VETERANS'  SERVICES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06866-01-3
              

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