NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6707

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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Mar 20, 2025	referred to transportation

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§404-h, 404-j, 404-k, 404-v, 404-w & 404, V & T L

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Discontinues service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans.

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6707

SPONSOR: WEBER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to discontinu-
ing service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans

 
PURPOSE:

To allow veterans to purchase distinctive veterans plates without having
to pay an extra fee currently required if such veteran can show proof of
membership in a veteran's organization.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic taw
is amended by removing the one-time service charge of ten dollars.

Section 2. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law
amended by removing the one-time service charge of ten dollars.

Section 3. Subdivision 3 of section 404-k of the vehicle and traffic
amended by removing the one-time service charge of ten dollars.

Section 4. Subdivision 3 of section 40-v of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by removing the one-time service charge of ten dollars.

Section 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic
law, amended by removing the one-time service charge of ten dollars.

Section 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law
as amended by removing the one-time service charge of ten dollars.

Section 7. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended to allow the commissioner to issue special number plates to
applicants who are members of veterans organizations provided that such
service charge shall be waived for any applicant who has been a member
of the veterans organization for five or more years.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The issuance of distinctive license plates is a small way to recognize
the contributions of veterans and to allow veterans the opportunity to
demonstrate their pride. We should eliminate the extra service charge
for license plates if the veteran is a member of a veterans organization
as an incentive for veterans to become more involved in their local
veterans groups. Membership in veterans organizations are dwindling,
more needs to be done to keep these veterans organizations active and
this bill provides an incentive for veterans to continue to stay in
touch and be a part of a lifelong organization committed to serving
veterans.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:,

2024: A5474 Referred to transportation None in Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6707
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBER  -- 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  discontinu-
   ing service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and  traffic
 law,  as  amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
 as follows:
   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 article
 [provided, however, that an additional one-time service  charge  of  ten
 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Fee. A special plate  and  registration  issued  pursuant  to  this
 section  shall  be  issued  upon payment of the regular registration fee
 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
 er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars  shall  be
 charged for such plate].
   § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 404-k of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
 follows:
   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 article
 [provided, however, that an additional one-time service  charge  of  ten
 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04060-02-5
 S. 6707                             2

 
   § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended  by  chapter  490  of  the  laws  of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   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 an additional one-time service charge of
 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one
 year after the effective date of this section funds  in  the  amount  of
 five  thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be
 allocated from such funds to the department to offset  costs  associated
 with the production of such license plates].
   § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   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 an additional one-time service charge of
 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
   § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   4. 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 article
 [provided, however, that an additional one time service  charge  of  ten
 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
   § 7. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended  by  chapter  105  of  the  laws  of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1-a. The commissioner may issue special number  plates  to  applicants
 who  are  members  of veterans organizations in the same manner as other
 number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such  special  number
 plates  shall  be  issued  only  upon  (a) payment of a one-time service
 charge of ten dollars  in  addition  to  the  regular  registration  fee
 prescribed  by  section  four hundred one of this article, PROVIDED THAT
 SUCH SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE WAIVED FOR ANY APPLICANT  WHO  HAS  BEEN  A
 MEMBER  OF  THE  VETERANS  ORGANIZATION  FOR FIVE OR MORE YEARS, and (b)
 submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that  the  appli-
 cant  is  presently a member of the veterans organization for which such
 plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified  annually  by  the
 applicant.  Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with
 regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
 of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained  herein  shall
 be  deemed  to  supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d,
 four hundred four-e, four hundred  four-h,  four  hundred  four-i,  four
 hundred  four-j,  four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p, four hundred
 four-aa, or four hundred four-dd of this article.
   § 8. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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Senate Bill S6707

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Bill Weber

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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