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A03056 Summary:

BILL NOA03056 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §101-d, amd §§490, 502 & 508, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L; amd §§1-104 & 5-210, El L

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Relates to notification of the national bone marrow program on non-driver ids and license applications and voter applications.

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BILL NOA03056 

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01/23/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3056

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the election law, in
 relation to notification of the national bone marrow program; and to
 repeal certain provisions of the vehicle and traffic 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 vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 101-d to read as follows:
 3 § 101-d. Bone marrow donor contact information. The national marrow
 4 donor program contact information including the mailing address, contact
 5 telephone number and website address.
 6 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 490 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 7 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
 8 (c) In addition to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
 9 subdivision, the commissioner shall ensure that space is provided on the
 10 application to advise applicants of the existence of the national marrow
 11 donor program and to provide, at a minimum, the contact information for
 12 this program and a description of its purpose.
 13 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 14 REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
 15 1. Application for license. Application for a driver's license shall
 16 be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
 17 with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
 18 ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. The
 19 commissioner may also provide that the application procedure shall
 20 include the taking of a photo image or images of the applicant in
 21 accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In
 22 addition, the commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide
 23 such applicant's social security number and shall provide space on the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06086-01-5

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 1 application so that the applicant may register in the New York state
 2 organ and tissue donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of
 3 the public health law with the following stated on the application in
 4 clear and conspicuous type:
 5 "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to be added
 6 to the Donate Life Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
 7 tion'."
 8 The commissioner of health shall not maintain records of any person
 9 who checks "skip this question". Except where the application is made in
 10 person or electronically, failure to check a box shall not impair the
 11 validity of an application, and failure to check "yes" or checking "skip
 12 this question" shall not be construed to imply a wish not to donate. In
 13 the case of an applicant under eighteen years of age, checking "yes"
 14 shall not constitute consent to make an anatomical gift or registration
 15 in the donate life registry, except as otherwise provided pursuant to
 16 the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section forty-
 17 three hundred one of the public health law. Where an applicant has
 18 previously consented to make an anatomical gift or registered in the
 19 donate life registry, checking "skip this question" or failing to check
 20 a box shall not impair that consent or registration. In addition, the
 21 comm