New York S 3120: Relates to the distinguishing mark on veterans driver's licenses and non-driver IDs

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S03120 Summary:

BILL NOS03120 

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Relates to proof required for application of the distinguishing mark on veterans driver's licenses and non-driver IDs; conforms to federal law including National Guard members and reservists with 20 years of service as veterans.

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01/23/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3120

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 special
 designation for veterans on driver's licenses

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a-1) of subdivision 1 of section 504 of the
 2 vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 98 of part PP of chapter
 3 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a-1) Every license or renewal thereof issued to an applicant who was
 5 a member of the armed forces of the United States and who (i) received
 6 an honorable discharge or was released therefrom under honorable condi-
 7 tions, or (ii) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of
 8 the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad
 9 conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (iii) is a discharged LGBT
 10 veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and
 11 has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from
 12 such service, or (iv) was a member of the National Guard or military
 13 reserves who served at least twenty years, shall, upon [his or her]
 14 their request and submission of proof as set forth herein, contain a
 15 distinguishing mark, in such form as the commissioner shall determine,
 16 indicating that [he or she] such applicant is a veteran. Such proof
 17 shall consist of a certificate of release or discharge from active duty
 18 including but not limited to a DD Form 214, or in the case of a National
 19 Guard member an NGB22 Form indicating twenty years of service, or in the
 20 case of a military reservist a DD Form 256 and a Notification of Eligi-
 21 bility for Retired Pay letter, or other proof satisfactory to the
 22 commissioner. The commissioner shall not require fees for the issuance
 23 of such licenses or renewals thereof to persons requesting a veteran
 24 distinguishing mark which are different from fees otherwise required;
 25 provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of this section,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06966-01-5

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 1 the commissioner shall not require fees for a duplication or amendment
 2 of a license prior to its renewal if such duplication or amendment was
 3 solely for the purpose of adding a veteran distinguishing mark to such
 4 license.
 5 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 490 of the vehicle and
 6 traffic law, as amended by section 97 of part PP of chapter 56 of the
 7 laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 8 (b) The identification card shall contain a distinguishing number or
 9 mark and adequate space upon which an anatomical gift, pursuant to arti-
 10 cle forty-three of the public health law, by the holder may be recorded
 11 and shall contain such other information and shall be issued in such
 12 form as the commissioner shall determine; provided, however, every iden-
 13 tification card or renewal thereof issued to a person under the age of
 14 twenty-one years shall have prominently imprinted thereon the statement
 15 "UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE" in notably distinctive print or format.
 16 Provided, further, however, that every identification card issued to an
 17 applicant who was a member of the armed forces of the United States