New York S 9419: Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to accept certain documentation issued to veterans of the military as acceptable proofs of identity when applying for a driver license or state identification card

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S09419 Summary:

BILL NOS09419 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10892

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSRRHOADS, RYAN C

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§502 & 490, V & T L

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Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to accept a certificate of release or discharge from active duty issued by the United States department of defense (DD form 214), a veteran identification card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs, or a veterans health identification card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs from veterans of the military as acceptable proofs of identity when applying for a driver license or state identification card.

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BILL NOS09419 

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03/11/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1406

06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2026referred to transportation

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Go to topS09419 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9419

 IN SENATE

 March 11, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 authorizing
 the department of motor vehicles to accept certain documentation
 issued to veterans of the military as acceptable proofs of identity
 when applying for a driver license or state 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 502 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as separately amended by chapters 158 and 440 of the laws of 2021,
 3 is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Application for license. Application for a driver's license shall
 5 be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
 6 with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
 7 ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. With
 8 respect to a non-commercial driver's license or learner's permit which
 9 does not meet federal standards for identification, in addition to the
 10 acceptable proofs of age and identity approved by the commissioner as of
 11 January first, two thousand nineteen, acceptable proof of identity shall
 12 also include, but not be limited to, a valid, unexpired foreign passport
 13 issued by the applicant's country of citizenship (which shall also be
 14 eligible as proof of age), a valid, unexpired consular identification
 15 document issued by a consulate from the applicant's country of citizen-
 16 ship, [or] a valid foreign driver's license that includes a photo image
 17 of the applicant and which is unexpired or expired for less than twen-
 18 ty-four months of its date of expiration, a certificate of release or
 19 discharge from active duty issued by the United States department of
 20 defense (DD form 214), a veteran identification card issued by the
 21 United States department of veterans affairs, or a veterans health iden-
 22 tification card issued by the United States department of veterans
 23 affairs, as primary forms of such proof. Nothing contained in this
 24 subdivision shall be deemed to preclude the commissioner from approving
 25 additional proofs of identity and age. The license shall display the
 26 sex designation of M, F, or X as certified by the applicant, with no

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15183-01-6

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 1 additional documentation required. The applicant may amend the sex
 2 designation of their driver's license upon request. Upon amendment of
 3 the sex designation, the change shall be made consistent through all
 4 affiliated records within the control of the department. The commission-
 5 er may also provide that the application procedure shall include the
 6 taking of a photo image or images of the applicant in accordance with
 7 rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In addition, the
 8 commissioner also shall require that the app