New York A 11495: Authorizes the use of a confirmation of trafficking victim status as evidence of identity for the issuance of an identification card

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A11495 Summary:

BILL NOA11495 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10022

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SPONSORRules (Gonzalez-Rojas)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §490, V & T L

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Authorizes the use of a confirmation of trafficking victim status issued by OTDA as evidence of identity for the issuance of a non-driver identification card.

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BILL NOA11495 

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05/28/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11495

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 28, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gonzalez-Ro-
 jas) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to proof of
 identity for the issuance of a non-driver identification card

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 490 of the vehi-
 2 cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read
 3 as follows:
 4 (iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of
 5 establishing proof of identity for the issuance of a non-driver iden-
 6 tification card under this article, a confirmation of trafficking victim
 7 status issued by the office of temporary and disability assistance
 8 pursuant to section four hundred eighty-three-bb of the social services
 9 law shall be accepted as a form of evidence of identity. The commis-
 10 sioner may determine the extent to which such confirmation satisfies the
 11 identification requirements established by the department.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15274-02-6

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