Bill Text: NY A05907 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to establish gift cards for distinctive and special number license plates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-17 - held for consideration in ways and means [A05907 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5907
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 8, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
         the  commissioner of motor vehicles to establish gift cards for vanity
         license plates
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  404 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    3    2-A. (A) THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
    4  ESTABLISHING GIFT CARDS FOR VANITY LICENSE PLATES.
    5    (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE TERM "GIFT CARD" SHALL MEAN A
    6  RESTRICTED MONETARY EQUIVALENT OR VOUCHER THAT,  WHEN  REDEEMED  BY  THE
    7  HOLDER, ENTITLES SUCH PERSON TO A VALID VANITY LICENSE PLATE.
    8    (C)  ALL  REVENUES  FROM  THE SALE OF VANITY PLATE GIFT CARDS SHALL BE
    9  PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT AND USED FOR EMPLOYEE  CONTINUING  EDUCATION  AND
   10  TRAINING, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC, AND THE NEW YORK
   11  DEDICATED HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE TRUST FUND.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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