New York A 951: Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers

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A00951 Summary:

BILL NOA00951 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07779

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SPONSORRivera

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COSPNSRConrad, Benedetto, Angelino, Tague, Mikulin, Reyes, Dinowitz, Simon, Jackson, Ramos, McMahon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §404-ff, V & T L

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Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers; defines "veteran" as a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States, and was honorably discharged from the armed forces, or has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

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BILL NOA00951 

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01/08/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 951

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA, CONRAD, BENEDETTO, ANGELINO, TAGUE, MIKU-
 LIN, REYES, DINOWITZ, SIMON, JACKSON, RAMOS, McMAHON -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating a
 distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 404-ff to read as follows:
 3 § 404-ff. Distinctive license plates for veterans honoring Borinque-
 4 neers. 1. Any veteran or the spouse of any such veteran shall, upon
 5 request, be issued a distinctive Borinqueneers license plate. If a
 6 distinctive plate is issued to a veteran pursuant to this section, such
 7 distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such veteran.
 8 Application for such license plate shall be filed with the commissioner
 9 in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
 10 2. The distinctive plate authorized in subdivision one of this section
 11 shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the
 12 applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a veteran.
 13 3. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" shall mean a person who
 14 is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the
 15 United States, and was (a) honorably discharged from the armed forces,
 16 or (b) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the
 17 veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad
 18 conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT
 19 veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and
 20 has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from
 21 such service.
 22 4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 23 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.
 LBD00661-01-5

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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 twen-
 3 ty-five dollars shall be charged for such plates.
 4 5. Nothing contained herein shall require the issuance of a special
 5 number plate under this section unless the commissioner is satisfied
 6 that the aggregate amount of annual service charges collected pursuant
 7 to subdivision four of this section will be sufficient to recover the
 8 costs of the design and manufacture of such special plates.
 9 § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
 10 the vehicle and traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
 11 only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the depart-
 12 ment of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall
 13 be executed by a surety company authoriz