New York S 7527: Creates a distinctive parking placard to allow midwives to park closer to patients' homes in order to provide swift care

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S07527 Summary:

BILL NOS07527 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08320

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1203, add §404-ff, V & T L

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Creates a distinctive parking placard to allow midwives to park closer to patients' homes in order to provide quicker access and swift care.

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04/21/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7527

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating a
 distinctive parking placard to allow midwives to park closer to
 patients' homes in order to provide swift care

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1203 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
 3 (e) Where parking is prohibited by signs, but not where stopping or
 4 standing is prohibited, a duly licensed midwife, as defined in article
 5 one hundred forty of the education law, may park their motor vehicle,
 6 identified by a special placard issued by the commissioner pursuant to
 7 section four hundred four-ff of this chapter, for a period not to exceed
 8 one hour while attending to a patient in the immediate vicinity.
 9 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 10 404-ff to read as follows:
 11 § 404-ff. Distinctive placard for licensed midwives. 1. Any duly
 12 licensed midwife, as defined in article one hundred forty of the educa-
 13 tion law, in this state shall, upon application, be issued a distinctive
 14 placard bearing a unique serial number in such form and detail as the
 15 commissioner shall prescribe. Application for such placard shall be
 16 filed with the commissioner and shall be verified annually by the appli-
 17 cant.
 18 2. The distinctive placard authorized in subdivision one of this
 19 section shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner,
 20 that the applicant is presently a duly licensed midwife.
 21 3. A distinctive placard issued pursuant to this section shall be
 22 issued upon payment of an initial, one-time service charge to be
 23 prescribed by the commissioner.
 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11729-01-5

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