New York A 4982: Sets forth procedure by which commissioner of education can designate official state book for period of one year

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A04982 Summary:

BILL NOA04982 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00480

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SPONSORButtenschon

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COSPNSRCruz, Colton, Jackson, Jones, Miller, Santabarbara, Sayegh, Smullen, Stern, Weprin, Williams,
 Bronson

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§404, 404-h, 404-j, 404-v, 404-w & 404-aa, V & T L

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Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.

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BILL NOA04982 

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02/10/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4982

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, CRUZ, COLTON, JACKSON, JONES, MILL-
 ER, SANTABARBARA, SAYEGH, SMULLEN, STERN, WEPRIN, WILLIAMS -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
 additional fees for special license plates issued to veterans

 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 plates to applicants
 5 who are members of veterans organizations in the same manner as other
 6 number plates are issued pursuant to this article. Such special number
 7 plates shall be issued [only] upon [(a)] payment of [a one-time service
 8 charge of ten dollars in addition to] the regular registration fee
 9 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, and [(b)]
 10 submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the appli-
 11 cant is presently a member of the veterans organization for which such
 12 plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified annually by the
 13 applicant. Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with
 14 regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
 15 of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall
 16 be deemed to supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d,
 17 four hundred four-e, four hundred four-h, four hundred four-i, four
 18 hundred four-j, four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p, four hundred
 19 four-aa, or four hundred four-dd of this article.
 20 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 21 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
 22 follows:
 23 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 24 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01829-01-5

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 1 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
 2 [provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of ten
 3 dollars shall be charged for such plate].
 4 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 5 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
 6 follows:
 7 4. Fee. A special plate and registration issued pursuant to this
 8 section shall be issued upon payment of the regular registration fee
 9 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
 10 er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars shall be
 11 charged for such plate].
 12 § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 13 amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 2019, 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 arti-
 18 cle[, provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of
 19 ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one
 20 year after the effective date of