Bill Text: NY A06950 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A06950 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A06950-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6950 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 27, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BRABENEC, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA, GIGLIO, LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating additional fees for special license plates issued to veterans The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and 2 traffic law, subdivision 1 as amended by section 21 of part G of chapter 3 59 of the laws of 2009 and subdivision 1-a as amended by chapter 105 of 4 the laws of 2017, are amended to read as follows: 5 1. The commissioner may issue special number plates to applicants 6 therefor in the same manner as other number plates are issued pursuant 7 to this article. Such special number plates shall be issued only upon 8 payment of an annual service charge of thirty-one dollars and twenty- 9 five cents in addition to the regular fee prescribed by section four 10 hundred one of this article. Application for special number plates shall 11 be made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner 12 with respect to issuance of such number plates. Provided, however, in 13 lieu of the annual fee specified herein, the commissioner may establish 14 specific categories of plates for which an annual fee of not less than 15 eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents nor more than thirty-one dollars 16 and twenty-five cents may be charged subject to the approval of the 17 director of the division of the budget. Notwithstanding any inconsist- 18 ent provision of this section, the difference collected between the 19 special plates fee or service charge set forth in this subdivision in 20 effect on and after September first, two thousand nine and the special 21 plates fee or service charge set forth in this subdivision in effect 22 prior to such date shall be deposited to the credit of the dedicated 23 highway and bridge trust fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of 24 this subdivision or any other provision of law, any registration and 25 special number plates issued to a person as a result of such person's EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10933-01-9A. 6950 2 1 service in a branch of the armed forces of the United States shall be 2 accompanied only by the required fee otherwise required to be paid for 3 vehicle registration. 4 1-a. The commissioner may issue special number plates to applicants 5 who are members of veterans organizations in the same manner as other 6 number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such special number 7 plates shall be issued only upon [(a) payment of a one-time service8charge of ten dollars in addition to the regular registration fee9prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, and (b)] 10 submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the appli- 11 cant is presently a member of the veterans organization for which such 12 plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified annually by the 13 applicant. Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with 14 regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance 15 of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall 16 be deemed to supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d, 17 four hundred four-e, four hundred four-h, four hundred four-i, four 18 hundred four-j, four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p, four hundred 19 four-aa, or four hundred four-dd of this article. 20 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as 21 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 24 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular 25 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article 26 [provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of ten27dollars shall be charged for such plate]. 28 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as 29 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 4. Fee. A special plate and registration issued pursuant to this 32 section shall be issued upon payment of the regular registration fee 33 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-34er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars shall be35charged for such plate]. 36 § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as 37 added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 38 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 39 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular 40 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti- 41 cle[, provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of42ten dollars shall be charged for such plate]. 43 § 5. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as 44 added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 45 4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 46 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular 47 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article 48 [provided, however, that an additional one time service charge of ten49dollars shall be charged for such plate]. 50 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
