NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1512

Senate Bill S1512

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 10, 2025	referred to transportation

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2025-S1512 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §404-i, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3955
2013-2014: S2296
2015-2016: S2934
2017-2018: S2539
2019-2020: S2971
2021-2022: S3824
2023-2024: S1835

2025-S1512 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for distinctive license plates for gold star family members; eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates.

2025-S1512 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1512

SPONSOR: ASHBY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
distinctive license plates for gold star family members and eliminating
the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member
distinctive license plates

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To create a "Gold Star Family" license plate for widows, widowers, Gold
Star fathers and their spouses, children, step-children, brothers,
sisters, step-brothers, step-sisters, grandparents of a fallen service
members. Also, removes the registration fee for "Gold Star Mother" or
"Gold Star family" license plates.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: :

Section 1 establishes a "Gold Star family" license plate and removes the
registration fee for "Gold Star Mother" and "Gold Star Family" license

plates.

Section 2 contains effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

When Adam DeMarsico moved to NY, he assumed it would be an easy applica-
tion to get a custom Gold Star Family license plate for his truck in
honor of his older brother, Army Spc. Michael DeMarsico, who was killed
by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2012.  Instead, Adam
was left shocked and dismayed that no such plate was available to apply
for.

The families of those who have died for our freedom deserve every effort
we can possibly make on their behalf. Giving them an opportunity to
honor their loved one with a custom Gold Star Family license plate will
serve as a powerful reminder to everyone that we will never forget the
sacrifice and valor of all our service men and women.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023-24 S.1835 (Griffo)/A.2062 (Hawley)-sat in committee

2021-22 S.3824 (Griffo)/A.5020 (Hawley)-sat in committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
90th day after it becomes law

2025-S1512 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1512
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, GRIFFO -- 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 providing
   distinctive license plates for gold star family members and  eliminat-
   ing  the  registration  fee  for gold star mother and gold star family
   member distinctive license plates
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 chapter  277  of  the  laws of 1991 and renumbered by chapter 108 of the
 laws of 1994, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 732  of  the  laws  of
 2004 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is
 amended to read as follows:
   §  404-i. Distinctive plates for gold star mothers AND GOLD STAR FAMI-
 LIES.  1. Any gold star mother or the spouse of a gold  star  mother  OR
 ANY GOLD STAR PARENT OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR PARENT, OR THE SURVIV-
 ING  SPOUSE  OF  A  FALLEN  SERVICE  MEMBER,  OR  ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD,
 SIBLING, STEP-SIBLING, OR GRANDPARENT OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER  resid-
 ing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing
 the  words "gold star mother" OR "GOLD STAR FAMILY", RESPECTIVELY.  If a
 distinctive plate is issued to a gold star mother OR  GOLD  STAR  FAMILY
 MEMBER  pursuant  to  this section, additional distinctive plates may be
 issued for every vehicle registered in the name of the gold star  mother
 recipient residing in this state or the spouse of such gold star mother,
 OR  THE  GOLD  STAR  FAMILY MEMBER.   Application for said license plate
 shall be filed with the commissioner in such  form  and  detail  as  the
 commissioner shall prescribe.
   2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
 satisfactory  to  the  commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of
 the applicant is a gold star mother OR THE APPLICANT IS  ANY  GOLD  STAR
 PARENT OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR PARENT, OR THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01813-02-5

 S. 1512                             2
 
 FALLEN  SERVICE MEMBER, OR ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD, SIBLING, STEP-SIBLING,
 OR GRANDPARENT OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER.
   3. 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  arti-
 cle],  provided,  however,  that  no  REGISTRATION FEE OR service charge
 shall be charged for such plate.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such date.

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