New York A 371: Authorizes the issuance of distinctive legion of valor license plates

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A00371 Summary:

BILL NOA00371 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05028

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SPONSORBlankenbush

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COSPNSRAngelino, Brabenec, Buttenschon, DeStefano, Durso, Hawley, Manktelow, McDonough, Miller, Simpson,
 Smullen, Tague

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §404-ff, V & T L

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Authorizes the issuance of distinctive legion of valor license plates for individuals who have received the army medal of honor, navy medal of honor, air force medal of honor, army distinguished service cross, navy cross, coast guard cross, or air force cross.

Go to top A00371 Actions:

BILL NOA00371 

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01/08/2025referred to transportation

05/28/2025held for consideration in transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

Go to topA00371 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION Chair:Magnarelli 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:16/7 Action: Held for Consideration MagnarelliAyeMillerNay

LupardoAyeMcDonoughExcused

SimonAyeDeStefanoNay

WilliamsExcusedDursoNay

McMahonAyeGiglioNay

GallagherAyeSlaterNay

MitaynesAyeBendettNay

De Los SantosAyeChludzinskiNay

CunninghamAye

AlvarezAye

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

EachusAye

BurroughsAbsent

WrightAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

HooksAye

Go to topA00371 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00371 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 371

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, ANGELINO, BRABENEC, BUTTENSCHON,
 DeSTEFANO, DURSO, HAWLEY, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MILLER, SIMPSON, SMUL-
 LEN, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transporta-
 tion

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
 plates for legion of valor recipients

 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 plates for legion of valor recipients. 1. Any
 4 person who is a recipient of the army medal of honor, navy medal of
 5 honor, air force medal of honor, army distinguished service cross, navy
 6 cross, coast guard cross, or air force cross residing in this state
 7 shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "legion
 8 of valor" and depicting the individual's military award decal. Applica-
 9 tion for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such
 10 form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
 11 2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
 12 satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant is an army medal of
 13 honor, navy medal of honor, air force medal of honor, army distinguished
 14 service cross, navy cross, coast guard cross, or air force cross recipi-
 15 ent.
 16 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 17 in the same manner as other number plates, provided, however, that no
 18 registration fee or service charge shall be charged for such plate.
 19 § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
 20 the vehicle and traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
 21 only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the depart-
 22 ment of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01881-01-5

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 1 be executed by a surety company authorized by the department of finan-
 2 cial services to transact business in this state. Provided, however,
 3 that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior to
 4 plate design, production and issuance at least two hundred orders for
 5 such distinctive plate together with the additional annual service
 6 charge applicable to each such order, which shall be non-refundable, no
 7 such surety bond shall be required. All such service charges shall be
 8 deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo of the vehicle
 9 and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor vehicles
 10 distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g of the
 11 state finance law and shall be used for the de