Senate Bill S8784

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of motor vehicles compile a list of veterans who apply for a veteran driver's license

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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-S8784 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10082
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §504-a, V & T L; amd §4, Veterans' Services L

2023-S8784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of motor vehicles compile a list of veterans who apply for a veteran driver's license and provide such list to the department of veterans' services to aid in outreach efforts by the department of veterans' services.

2023-S8784 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8784
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the veterans' services
   law, in relation to requiring the department of motor  vehicles  share
   certain veteran information with the department of veterans' services

   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 504-a to read as follows:
   §  504-A. DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REPORTING OF VETERAN STATUS. 1.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME  MEANING
 AS  SUCH  TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO OF THE VETERANS' SERVICE
 LAW.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A  LIST  OF  VETERANS  WHO
 APPLY  FOR  A  VETERAN DRIVER'S LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
 FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH  LIST  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS' SERVICES TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS'
 SERVICES IN OUTREACH EFFORTS REGARDING AVAILABLE  SERVICES  TO  VETERANS
 AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH LIST AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE SUCH LIST IS CURRENT.
   §  2.  Subdivision  36  of  section 4 of the veterans' services law is
 amended to read as follows:
   36.  To  coordinate  outreach  efforts  that  ensure  members  of  the
 uniformed  services  and  veterans  who are residents of this state, and
 their families, are made aware of services for veterans from any depart-
 ments, divisions, boards, bureaus, commissions or agencies of the  state
 or  any  political subdivision of this state.  THE DEPARTMENT IN COORDI-
 NATING SUCH OUTREACH EFFORTS SHALL UTILIZE A LIST OF  VETERANS  PROVIDED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14683-01-4

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