Senate Bill S6060

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Waives the fee for a commercial driver's license for a member of the military or a veteran

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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-S6060 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6737
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §503, V & T L

2023-S6060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the fee for a commercial driver's license for a member of the military or a veteran when they submit an application for military skills test waiver as part of his or her application.

2023-S6060 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6060
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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 waiving  the
   fee  for a commercial driver's license for a member of the military or
   a veteran

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 1986, and paragraph (i) as
 amended by chapter 322 of the laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  Waiver  of  fee.  The  commissioner  may waive the payment of fees
 required by subdivision two of this section if the applicant:
   (i) is an incarcerated individual in an institution under  the  juris-
 diction of a state department or agency[,]; or
   (ii) is a victim of crime and the driver's license or learner's permit
 applied  for  is  a  replacement for one that was lost or destroyed as a
 result of the crime[.]; OR
   (III) IS A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR IS  A  MILITARY  VETERAN  AND  IS
 APPLYING  FOR  A  COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AND SUBMITS AN APPLICATION
 FOR MILITARY SKILLS TEST WAIVER AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10459-01-3

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