New York S 4621: Conforms the definition of an incarcerated individual with a serious mental illness to the definition of "person with a serious mental illness" in the mental hygiene law

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S04621 Summary:

BILL NOS04621 

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SPONSORWEIK

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Amd §§501 & 502, V & T L; amd §5-212, El L

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Implements driving privilege licenses for applicants with alternative forms of identification; requires a social security number to register to vote on an application for a motor vehicle driver's license.

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BILL NOS04621 

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02/10/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4621

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- 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 driving
 privilege licenses and making technical corrections; and to amend the
 election law, in relation to registering to vote on an application for
 a motor vehicle driver's license

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

 1 Section 1. Section 501 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. Driving privilege licenses. (a) The commissioner shall issue driv-
 4 ing privilege licenses as provided in this article. Such license shall
 5 be valid only for the operation of a motor vehicle of a type which could
 6 be operated by the holder of the class of license for which application
 7 is being made, provided, however that no driving privilege license shall
 8 be issued which would be equivalent to a commercial driver's license.
 9 (b) (i) No governmental entity shall accept a driving privilege
 10 license as proof of personal identification.
 11 (ii) No driving privilege license shall be used as a document provid-
 12 ing proof of a person's age for any government required purpose.
 13 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 14 separately amended by chapters 158 and 440 of the laws of 2021, is
 15 amended to read as follows:
 16 1. Application for license. Application for a driver's license shall
 17 be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
 18 with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
 19 ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. With
 20 respect to a [non-commercial driver's] driving privilege license or
 21 learner's permit which does not meet federal standards for identifica-
 22 tion, in addition to the acceptable proofs of age and identity approved
 23 by the commissioner as of January first, two thousand nineteen, accepta-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08325-01-5

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 1 ble proof of identity shall also include, but not be limited to, a
 2 valid, unexpired foreign passport issued by the applicant's country of
 3 citizenship (which shall also be eligible as proof of age), a valid,
 4 unexpired consular identification document issued by a consulate from
 5 the applicant's country of citizenship, or a valid foreign driver's
 6 license that includes a photo image of the applicant and which is unex-
 7 pired or expired for less than twenty-four months of its date of expira-
 8 tion, as primary forms of such proof. Nothing contained in this subdivi-
 9 sion shall be deemed to preclude the commissioner from approving
 10 additional proofs of identity and age. The license shall display the
 11 sex designation of M, F, or X as certified by the applicant, with no
 12 additional documentation required. The applicant may amend the sex
 13 designation of their driver's license upon request. Upon amendment of
 14 the sex designation, the change shall be made consistent through all
 15 affiliated records within the control of the department. The commission-
 16 er may also provide that the application procedure shall include the
 17 taking of a photo image or images of the applicant in accordance with
 18 rules and regulations prescribed by