New York A 7005: Eliminates the requirement that a driver's license, professional license or recreational license be suspended for failing to pay child support

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A07005 Summary:

BILL NOA07005 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07746

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SPONSORJackson

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COSPNSRChandler-Waterman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§244-b, 244-c & 244-d, Dom Rel L; amd §510, V & T L; amd §111-b, Soc Serv L; amd §§458-a, 458-b, 458-c,
548-a, 115, 548-b & 548-c, Fam Ct Act; amd §119, ABC L; amd §§6509-b & 6509-c, Ed L; amd §90, Judy L; amd
§441-c, RP L; rpld §2110 sub§ (a) ¶13, Ins L

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Eliminates the requirement that a driver's license, professional license or recreational license be suspended for failing to pay child support.

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BILL NOA07005 

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03/18/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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Go to topA07005 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7005

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, the vehicle and traffic law,
 the social services law, the family court act, the alcoholic beverage
 control law, the education law, the judiciary law, the real property
 law and the insurance law, in relation to eliminating the requirement
 of the suspension of driver's licenses, professional licenses or
 recreational licenses for failing to pay child support; and to repeal
 certain provisions of the insurance law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. The section heading and subdivisions (a) and (b) of section
 2 244-b of the domestic relations law, the section heading as amended and
 3 subdivision (b) as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997 and subdivi-
 4 sion (a) as amended by chapter 624 of the laws of 2002, are amended to
 5 read as follows:
 6 [Child support proceedings] Proceedings and enforcement of arrears;
 7 suspension of driving privileges.
 8 (a) In any proceeding for the enforcement of a direction or agreement,
 9 incorporated in a judgment or order, to pay any sum of money as [child
 10 support or combined child and] spousal support, if the court is satis-
 11 fied by competent proof that the respondent has accumulated support
 12 arrears equivalent to or greater than the amount of support due pursuant
 13 to such judgment or order for a period of four months, the court may
 14 order the department of motor vehicles to suspend the respondent's driv-
 15 ing privileges, and if such order issues, the respondent may apply to
 16 the department of motor vehicles for a restricted use license pursuant
 17 to section five hundred thirty of the vehicle and traffic law. The court
 18 may at any time upon payment of arrears or partial payment of arrears by
 19 the respondent order the department of motor vehicles to terminate the
 20 suspension of respondent's driving privileges. For purposes of determin-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03411-01-5

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 1 ing whether a support obligor has accumulated support arrears equivalent
 2 to or greater than the amount of support due for a period of four
 3 months, the amount of any retroactive support, other than periodic
 4 payments of retroactive support which are past due, shall not be
 5 included in the calculation of support arrears pursuant to this section.
 6 (b) If the respondent, after receiving appropriate notice, fails to
 7 comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity [or
 8 child support] proceeding, the court may order the department of motor
 9 vehicles to suspend the respondent's driving privileges. The court may
 10 subsequently order the department of motor vehicles to terminate the
 11 suspension of the respondent's driving privileges; however, the court
 12 shall order the termination of such suspension when the court is satis-
 13 fied that the respondent has fully complied with all summonses, subpoe-
 14 nas and warrants relating to a paternity [or child support] proceeding.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 4-e of se