New York S 5490: Allows persons in recovery to have a distinguishing mark printed on their license for cases of medical emergencies

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S05490 Summary:

BILL NOS05490 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORASHBY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §504, V & T L

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Allows persons in recovery to have a distinguishing mark printed on their driver's license for cases of medical emergencies.

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BILL NOS05490 

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5490

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- 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 allowing
 persons in recovery to have a distinguishing mark printed on their
 driver's license for cases of medical emergencies

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law
 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (a-2) to read as follows:
 3 (a-2) Every license or renewal thereof issued to an applicant who opts
 4 to distinguish as a person in recovery shall, upon the applicant's
 5 request and submission of an application for renewal or issuance of such
 6 license, contain a distinguishing mark of "R" indicating that the appli-
 7 cant is a person in recovery. The commissioner shall not require fees
 8 for the issuance of such licenses or renewals thereof to persons
 9 requesting an "R" distinguishing mark which are different from fees
 10 otherwise required. For the purposes of this section, a "person in
 11 recovery" shall mean any person who would like their license to specify
 12 for cases of medical emergencies that such person is in some form of
 13 drug or alcohol recovery.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02995-01-5

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