Bill Text: NY A07099 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 (Democrat 20-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A07099 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07099-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7099
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      April 8, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON, DICKENS, COLTON, D'URSO, BLAKE,
          SANTABARBARA, SAYEGH, WILLIAMS, SCHIMMINGER -- 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.  Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic
     2  law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 2017, is amended  to  read
     3  as follows:
     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  service
     8  charge  of  ten  dollars  in  addition  to] the regular registration fee
     9  prescribed 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
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
     2  [provided, however, that an additional one-time service  charge  of  ten
     3  dollars shall be charged for such plate].
     4    § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
     5  amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
     6  follows:
     7    4. Fee. A special plate  and  registration  issued  pursuant  to  this
     8  section  shall  be  issued  upon payment of the regular registration fee
     9  prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
    10  er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars  shall  be
    11  charged for such plate].
    12    § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    13  added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
    14    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    15  in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
    16  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
    17  cle[,  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
    18  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one
    19  year after the effective date of this section funds  in  the  amount  of
    20  five  thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be
    21  allocated from such funds to the department to offset  costs  associated
    22  with the production of such license plates].
    23    § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    24  added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
    25    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    26  in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
    27  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
    28  cle[,  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
    29  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
    30    § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    31  added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
    32    4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    33  in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
    34  registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
    35  [provided, however, that an additional one time service  charge  of  ten
    36  dollars shall be charged for such plate].
    37    §  7.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-aa of the vehicle and traffic law,
    38  as added by chapter 103 of the laws of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
    39  follows:
    40    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    41  in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
    42  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
    43  cle[;  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
    44  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
    45    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.