New York A 2370: Relates to repealing the driver's license access and privacy act

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A02370 Summary:

BILL NOA02370 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03489

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SPONSORBrabenec

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §201 subs 8 - 12, §502 subs 1, 7 & 8, amd §§502 & 508, V & T L; rpld §7, Chap 37 of 2019

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Repeals the driver's license access and privacy act.

Go to top A02370 Actions:

BILL NOA02370 

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01/16/2025referred to transportation

04/02/2025held for consideration in transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

Go to topA02370 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION Chair:Magnarelli 
DATE:04/02/2025AYE/NAY:18/7 Action: Held for Consideration MagnarelliAyeMillerNay

LupardoAyeMcDonoughExcused

SimonAyeDeStefanoNay

WilliamsAyeDursoNay

McMahonAyeGiglioNay

GallagherAyeSlaterNay

MitaynesAyeBendettNay

De Los SantosAyeChludzinskiNay

CunninghamAye

AlvarezAye

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

EachusAye

BurroughsAye

WrightAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

HooksAye

Go to topA02370 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02370 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2370

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to repealing
 the driver's license access and privacy act; to repeal certain
 provisions of such law relating thereto; to repeal section 7 of chap-
 ter 39 of the laws of 2019, amending the vehicle and traffic law
 relating to the issuance of non-commercial drivers' licenses and lear-
 ners' permits; and to repeal subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of section 201 of the
 2 vehicle and traffic law are REPEALED.
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 4 REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
 5 1. Application for license. Application for a driver's license shall
 6 be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
 7 with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
 8 ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. The
 9 commissioner may also provide that the application procedure shall
 10 include the taking of a photo image or images of the applicant in
 11 accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In
 12 addition, the commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide
 13 his or her social security number and shall provide space on the appli-
 14 cation so that the applicant may register in the New York state organ
 15 and tissue donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of the
 16 public health law with the following stated on the application in clear
 17 and conspicuous type:
 18 "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to be added
 19 to the Donate Life Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
 20 tion'."

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01090-01-5

 A. 2370 2

 1 The commissioner of health shall not maintain records of any person
 2 who checks "skip this question". Except where the application is made in
 3 person or electronically, failure to check a box shall not impair the
 4 validity of an application, and failure to check "yes" or checking "skip
 5 this question" shall not be construed to imply a wish not to donate. In
 6 the case of an applicant under eighteen years of age, checking "yes"
 7 shall not constitute consent to make an anatomical gift or registration
 8 in the donate life registry, except as otherwise provided pursuant to
 9 the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section forty-
 10 three hundred one of the public health law. Where an applicant has
 11 previously consented to make an anatomical gift or registered in the
 12 donate life registry, checking "skip this question" or failing to check
 13 a box shall not impair that consent or registration. In addition, an
 14 applicant for a commercial driver's license who will operate