New York S 8014: Making a technical change to a provision requiring a petition in a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property in the city of Syracuse to allege proof of compliance with local laws

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S08014 Summary:

BILL NOS08014 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02672

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§490, 502 & 504, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L

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Includes a distinctive mark on a person's driver's license if a person has autism spectrum disorder.

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BILL NOS08014 

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8014

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 including if
 a person has autism spectrum disorder on their driver's license; and
 to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 490 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. Autism spectrum disorder. In addition to the provisions of subdi-
 4 vision two of this section, the commissioner shall ensure that space is
 5 provided on the application so that the applicant shall indicate if they
 6 have autism spectrum disorder and that the following is typed in clear
 7 and conspicuous type:
 8 "You must fill out the following section: Are you a person with autism
 9 spectrum disorder? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this question'."
 10 The commissioner shall make whatever provisions are feasible and
 11 desirable to maintain and issue all suitable documents regarding
 12 advanced directives at driver's license examining offices.
 13 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 490 of the vehicle and
 14 traffic law, as amended by section 97 of part PP of chapter 56 of the
 15 laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 16 (b) The identification card shall contain a distinguishing number or
 17 mark and adequate space upon which an anatomical gift, pursuant to arti-
 18 cle forty-three of the public health law, by the holder may be recorded
 19 and shall contain such other information and shall be issued in such
 20 form as the commissioner shall determine; provided, however, every iden-
 21 tification card or renewal thereof issued to a person with autism spec-
 22 trum disorder shall contain a distinctive mark; provided, however, every
 23 identification card or renewal thereof issued to a person under the age
 24 of twenty-one years shall have prominently imprinted thereon the state-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04276-01-5

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 1 ment "UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE" in notably distinctive print or format.
 2 Provided, further, however, that every identification card issued to an
 3 applicant who was a member of the armed forces of the United States and
 4 (i) received an honorable discharge or was released therefrom under
 5 honorable conditions, or (ii) has a qualifying condition, as defined in
 6 section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge
 7 other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (iii) is a
 8 discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans'
 9 services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or
 10 dishonorable from such service, shall, upon [his or her] their request
 11 and submission of proof as set forth herein, contain a distinguishing
 12 mark, in such form as the commissioner shall determine, indicating that
 13 [he or she is] they are a veteran. Such proof shall consist of a certif-
 14 icate of release or discharge from active duty including but not limited
 15 to a DD Form 214 or other proof satisfactory to the commissioner. The
 16 commissioner shall not require fees for the issuance of such identifica-
 17 tion cards or renewals thereof to persons under twenty-one years of age
 18 which are different from the fees required for the issuance of identifi-
 19 cation