New York A 3094: Authorizes the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive license plates and establishes the "blue star mothers and families fund"

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A03094 Summary:

BILL NOA03094 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07720

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §404-ff, V & T L; add §95-l, St Fin L

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Authorizes the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive license plates for parents and family members of active duty service members; establishes the "blue star mothers and families support fund".

Go to top A03094 Actions:

BILL NOA03094 

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01/23/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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Go to topA03094 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3094

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
 the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive
 license plates; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
 establishing the "blue star mothers and families support fund"

 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 "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family"
 4 license plates. 1. Any person residing in this state whose child,
 5 spouse, parent, sibling, or grandchild is actively serving in the armed
 6 forces of the United States shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive
 7 license plate bearing the words "Blue Star Mother" or "Blue Star Fami-
 8 ly", respectively. Application for said license plate shall be filed
 9 with the form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
 10 2. The distinctive plates authorized pursuant to this section shall be
 11 issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant
 12 is the parent of an active duty service member, or the spouse, child,
 13 sibling, or grandparent of an active duty service member, in the same
 14 manner as other number plates upon the payment of the regular registra-
 15 tion fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article,
 16 provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of twenty-
 17 five dollars shall be charged for such plate.
 18 3. Each twenty-five dollars received as the annual service charge
 19 under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the "blue star
 20 mothers and families support fund" established pursuant to section nine-
 21 ty-five-l of the state finance law and shall be used for blue star moth-
 22 ers and blue star families organizations as determined by the New York
 23 state division of veterans' affairs' division of veterans' services

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06256-01-5

 A. 3094 2

 1 pursuant to subdivision three of section ninety-five-l of the state
 2 finance law.
 3 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-l to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 95-l. "Blue star mothers and families support fund". 1. There is
 6 hereby established in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation
 7 and finance and the comptroller, a special fund to be known as the blue
 8 star mothers and families support fund.
 9 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to
 10 section four hundred four-ff of the vehicle and traffic law, and all
 11 other moneys appropriated, credited or transferred thereto from any
 12 other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this section
 13 shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts, or bequests for
 14 the purposes of the fund, as defined in this section, and depositing
 15 them into the fund according to law.
 16 3. Monies of the fund shall be expended only by the New York state
 17 division of veterans' affairs' division of veterans' services. These
 18 funds shall be used for programs and organizations that support parents
 19 and family members of active duty members of the armed forces of the
 20 United States.
 21 § 3.