Assembly Bill A5688

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time

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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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2025-A5688 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S457
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9882
2013-2014: A4396
2015-2016: A6940
2017-2018: A6701
2019-2020: A6005
2021-2022: A6026, S4639
2023-2024: A2649, S4805

2025-A5688 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time.

2025-A5688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5688
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to directing
   the commissioner of motor vehicles  to  provide  certain  services  on
   Fishers Island for a limited period of time

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 206 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 141 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
   § 206. Deputization of agents. 1. The commissioner may, in [his] THEIR
 discretion,  deputize any person to act for the commissioner, subject to
 rules and limitations prescribed by  [him]  THE  COMMISSIONER,  for  the
 purpose  of  issuing  or  renewing  licenses,  registrations  and number
 plates. Any such license, registration or  number  plate  so  issued  or
 renewed shall be subject to cancellation by the commissioner, if improp-
 erly issued. Such deputies shall not receive compensation from the state
 under  this  [section]  SUBDIVISION,  and no fee in addition to the fees
 prescribed by law shall be charged any applicant  unless  such  fee  has
 been approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may, without a hear-
 ing,  revoke  at any time the authority granted to any person under this
 [section] SUBDIVISION.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEPUTIZE A PERSON TO ACT FOR THE COMMISSION-
 ER, SUBJECT TO RULES AND LIMITATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF ISSUING OR RENEWING LICENSES,  REGISTRATIONS  AND  NUMBER
 PLATES  FOR  PERSONS  LIVING  ON FISHERS ISLAND IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD,
 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. IN CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 SUCH  DEPUTY SHALL ISSUE AND RENEW SUCH LICENSES, INCLUDING THE ADMINIS-
 TRATION OF WRITTEN AND ROAD TESTS,  EYE  EXAMINATIONS  AND  PHOTOGRAPHS,
 REGISTRATIONS  AND  NUMBER  PLATES  FROM  A  FACILITY LOCATED ON FISHERS
 ISLAND. SUCH FACILITY SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE TWICE ANNUALLY, AND
 SHALL BE OPERATED EACH TIME FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01617-01-5

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