New York S 4020: Enhances the fitness and safety requirements for certain licensed individuals

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S04020 Summary:

BILL NOS04020 

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Enhances the fitness and safety requirements for certain licensed individuals; establishes the "New York state task force on the effects of aging on driving ability".

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4020

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 enhancing
 the fitness and safety requirements for certain licensed individuals
 and establishes the New York state task force on the effects of aging
 on driving ability

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

 1 Section 1. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the term "fit" shall
 4 mean deemed by a licensed physician to have the physical and mental
 5 capacity to operate a motor vehicle.
 6 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehicle and
 7 traffic law, as amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 8 read as follows:
 9 (a) A license issued pursuant to subdivision five of this section
 10 shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless such
 11 license is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
 12 by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by law,
 13 proofs of prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
 14 the commissioner, the applicant's social security number or, in lieu
 15 thereof, with respect to an application for a non-commercial driver's
 16 license or learner's permit which does not meet federal standards for
 17 identification, an affidavit signed by such applicant that they have not
 18 been issued a social security number, and if required by the commission-
 19 er, a photo image of the applicant in such numbers and form as the
 20 commissioner shall prescribe. Upon the seventh application submission,
 21 and thereafter for a renewal of a driver's license, applicants must
 22 submit proof of a physical examination, conducted by a licensed physi-
 23 cian, to prove that the licensee is medically fit to operate a motor

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07586-01-5

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 1 vehicle. In addition, an applicant for renewal of a license containing a
 2 hazardous material endorsement shall pass an examination to retain such
 3 endorsement. The commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a
 4 hazardous materials endorsement, comply with the requirements imposed
 5 upon states by sections 383.141 and 1572.13 of title 49 of the code of
 6 federal regulations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by the
 7 commissioner upon approval of such application, except that no such
 8 license shall be issued if its issuance would be inconsistent with the
 9 provisions of section five hundred sixteen of this title, and except
 10 that the commissioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant
 11 is the holder of a currently valid or renewable license to drive issued
 12 by another state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such
 13 license.
 14 § 3. a. The "New York state task force on the effects of aging on
 15 driving ability" is hereby established (hereinafter referred to as the
 16 "task force"). The task force shall study the effects of aging on driv-
 17 ing ability and develop a comprehensive approach to licensing drivers.
 18 b. Such study shall include:
 19 (i) Effective and efficient identification of drivers at risk of being
 20 involved in a motor vehicle accident because of functional limi