New York A 819: Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a veteran notation

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A00819 Summary:

BILL NOA00819 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBlankenbush

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COSPNSRAngelino, Brabenec, DeStefano, Durso, Hawley, McDonough, Miller, Septimo, Smullen, Tague, Tannousis

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§491 & 503, V & T L

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Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license or identification cards amended with a veteran notation.

Go to top A00819 Actions:

BILL NOA00819 

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01/08/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

05/27/2026held for consideration in transportation

Go to topA00819 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TRANSPORTATION Chair:Magnarelli 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:15/9 Action: Held for Consideration MagnarelliAyeMillerNay

LupardoAyeMcDonoughExcused

SimonAyeDeStefanoNay

WilliamsAyeDursoNay

McMahonNayGiglioNay

GallagherAyeSlaterNay

MitaynesAyeBendettNay

De Los SantosAyeChludzinskiNay

CunninghamAye

AlvarezAye

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

EachusNay

BurroughsAye

WrightExcused

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

HooksAye

Go to topA00819 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00819 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 819

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, ANGELINO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO,
 DURSO, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, MILLER, SEPTIMO, SMULLEN, TAGUE, TANNOUSIS
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
 the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a
 veteran notation

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 491 of the vehi-
 2 cle and traffic law, as added by chapter 295 of the laws of 1983, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 (d) There shall be no fee other than a fee prescribed in paragraph (c)
 5 of this subdivision for an amended identification card. There shall be
 6 no fee, including the fee prescribed in paragraph (c) of this subdivi-
 7 sion, for an amended identification card for an amendment that solely
 8 adds a veteran notation upon such identification card that the card
 9 holder is a veteran of the United States armed forces pursuant to para-
 10 graph (b) of subdivision three of section four hundred ninety of this
 11 article.
 12 § 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section
 13 503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 55 of the laws
 14 of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
 15 (ii) If a knowledge test or [test] tests are required to be passed to
 16 secure an amended learner's permit or license, the fees for taking of
 17 such test or tests specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall
 18 be paid. However, if an amendment is to add only an endorsement or
 19 endorsements which require only the passing of a knowledge test or
 20 tests, a fee of five dollars shall be paid. If a road test or tests are
 21 required to be passed to secure an amended license, the fees for taking
 22 such test or tests specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03284-01-5

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 1 be paid. If no knowledge or road test is required to secure an amended
 2 license, the fee required for such amended license shall be five
 3 dollars. In addition, if the fee for the amended learner's permit or
 4 license is greater than the fee for the learner's permit or license
 5 being amended, the difference in fee shall be paid. If the amendment is
 6 only to correct or update a driver's record, no fee other than the photo
 7 image fee shall be required. No fee, including the photo image fee,
 8 shall be charged for an amendment which solely adds a veteran notation
 9 upon such license that the driver is a veteran of the United States
 10 armed forces pursuant to paragraph (a-1) of subdivision one of section
 11 five hundred four of this article.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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