New York A 6900: Relates to the length of time that a person on a visa can hold a New York state driver's license or learner's permit

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A06900 Summary:

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Relates to the length of time that a person on a visa can hold a New York state driver's license or learner's permit; provides that driver's license or learner's permit shall expire upon the expiration of a visa or upon the date the driver's license or learner's permit would normally expire whichever date first occurs.

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03/18/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6900

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the length
 of time that a person on a visa can hold a driver's license, learner's
 permit or 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. Subdivision 1 of section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law
 2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
 3 (c) Whenever a driver's license or learner's permit issued pursuant to
 4 this article, or a privilege of operating a motor vehicle or of obtain-
 5 ing such a license or permit has been issued to a noncitizen who has
 6 been issued a visa, such driver's license or learner's permit shall
 7 expire upon the expiration of the visa or upon the date the driver's
 8 license or learner's permit would otherwise expire under this chapter,
 9 whichever date first occurs. If the driver's license or learner's
 10 permit of a noncitizen with a visa expires before the noncitizen's visa
 11 expires then the noncitizen can renew such license or permit upon show-
 12 ing the department proof of a valid visa.
 13 § 2. Section 491 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 14 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 15 1-a. Period of validity; visa. Whenever an identification card issued
 16 by the department has been issued to a noncitizen who has been issued a
 17 visa, such identification card shall expire upon the expiration of the
 18 visa or upon the date the identification card would otherwise expire
 19 under this chapter, whichever date first occurs. If the identification
 20 card of a noncitizen with a visa expires before the noncitizen's visa
 21 expires then the noncitizen can renew such identification card upon
 22 showing the department proof of a valid visa.
 23 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 24 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
 25 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 26 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 27 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10272-01-5

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