New York S 7779: Relates to a state transportation plan

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S07779 Summary:

BILL NOS07779 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00951

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSRFAHY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §404-ff, V & T L

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Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers; defines "veteran" as a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States, and was honorably discharged from the armed forces, or has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

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BILL NOS07779 

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05/06/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1242

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

04/21/20261ST REPORT CAL.781

04/22/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/28/2026PASSED SENATE

05/28/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/28/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7779

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 creating a
 distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers

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

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 404-ff to read as follows:
 3 § 404-ff. Distinctive license plates for veterans honoring Borinque-
 4 neers. 1. Any veteran or the spouse of any such veteran shall, upon
 5 request, be issued a distinctive Borinqueneers license plate. If a
 6 distinctive plate is issued to a veteran pursuant to this section, such
 7 distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such veteran.
 8 Application for such license plate shall be filed with the commissioner
 9 in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
 10 2. The distinctive plate authorized in subdivision one of this section
 11 shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the
 12 applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a veteran.
 13 3. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" shall mean a person who
 14 is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the
 15 United States, and was (a) honorably discharged from the armed forces,
 16 or (b) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the
 17 veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad
 18 conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT
 19 veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and
 20 has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from
 21 such service.
 22 4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 23 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
 24 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00661-01-5

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 1 provided, however, that an additional one time service charge of twen-
 2 ty-five dollars shall be charged for such plates.
 3 5. Nothing contained herein shall require the issuance of a special
 4 number plate under this section unless the commissioner is satisfied
 5 that the aggregate amount of annual service charges collected pursuant
 6 to subdivision four of this section will be sufficient to recover the
 7 costs of the design and manufacture of such special plates.
 8 § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
 9 the vehicle and traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
 10 only be designed, produced and is