New York A 1879: Allows for the temporary transfer of a pistol between permit holders

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A01879 Summary:

BILL NOA01879 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07155

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRJones, Williams, Santabarbara, Sayegh, Smullen, McDonough, DeStefano, Tague, Miller, Ra, Mikulin,
 Stern, Buttenschon, Davila, Steck, Seawright, Clark

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MLTSPNSRCook, Walsh

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Amd V & T L, generally

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Directs the issuance of special number and distinctive license plates for military service members and members of veterans organizations without payment of service charges or renewal fees.

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BILL NOA01879 

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01/14/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1879

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, JONES, WILLIAMS, SANTABARBARA, SAYEGH,
 SMULLEN, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFANO, TAGUE, MILLER, RA, MIKULIN, STERN,
 BUTTENSCHON, DAVILA, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by --
 M. of A. COOK, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
 of special number plates

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as amended by chapter 105 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 1-a. The commissioner may issue special number and/or distinctive
 5 license plates to applicants who are members of veterans organizations
 6 or active duty military members in the same manner as other number
 7 plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such special number plates
 8 or distinctive plates shall be issued only upon (a) payment of [a one-
 9 time service charge of ten dollars in addition to] the regular registra-
 10 tion fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, and (b)
 11 submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the appli-
 12 cant is presently an active duty member or a member of the veterans
 13 organization for which such plate is requested. No additional fees for
 14 customization of such plates shall be required. Such membership shall be
 15 verified annually by the applicant. Application for such plates shall be
 16 made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner with
 17 respect to the issuance of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing
 18 contained herein shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of section
 19 four hundred four-d, four hundred four-e, four hundred four-h, four
 20 hundred four-i, four hundred four-j, four hundred four-k, four hundred
 21 four-p, four hundred four-aa, or four hundred four-dd of this article.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04783-01-5

 A. 1879 2

 1 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph c-1 to read as follows:
 3 c-1. The provisions of this subdivision with respect to the payment of
 4 registration renewal fees shall not apply to a motor vehicle registra-
 5 tion renewed by an active duty military member or a qualified veteran. A
 6 qualified veteran is an individual who served on active duty in the
 7 United States army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard or the
 8 reserves thereof, or who served in active military service of the United
 9 States as a member of the army national guard, air national guard, New
 10 York guard or New York naval militia; who was released from active duty
 11 by general or honorable discharge.
 12 § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 13 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
 14 follows:
 15 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 16 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
 17 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
 18 provided, however, that [an additional one-time] no service charge [of
 19 ten dollars]