New York S 7720: Authorizes the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive license plates and establishes the "blue star mothers and families fund"

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S07720 Summary:

BILL NOS07720 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03094

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SPONSORGALLIVAN

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, ASHBY, FAHY, JACKSON, RHOADS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §404-ff, V & T L; add §95-l, St Fin L

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Authorizes the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive license plates for parents and family members of active duty service members; establishes the "blue star mothers and families support fund".

Go to top S07720 Actions:

BILL NOS07720 

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05/01/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1078

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/12/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

02/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1371

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7720

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
 tion

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
 the issuance of "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family" distinctive
 license plates; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
 establishing the "blue star mothers and families support fund"

 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 "Blue Star Mother" and "Blue Star Family"
 4 license plates. 1. Any person residing in this state whose child,
 5 spouse, parent, sibling, or grandchild is actively serving in the armed
 6 forces of the United States shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive
 7 license plate bearing the words "Blue Star Mother" or "Blue Star Fami-
 8 ly", respectively. Application for said license plate shall be filed
 9 with the form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
 10 2. The distinctive plates authorized pursuant to this section shall be
 11 issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant
 12 is the parent of an active duty service member, or the spouse, child,
 13 sibling, or grandparent of an active duty service member, in the same
 14 manner as other number plates upon the payment of the regular registra-
 15 tion fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article,
 16 provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of twenty-
 17 five dollars shall be charged for such plate.
 18 3. Each twenty-five dollars received as the annual service charge
 19 under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the "blue star
 20 mothers and families support fund" established pursuant to section nine-
 21 ty-five-l of the state finance law and shall be used for blue star moth-
 22 ers and blue star families organizations as determined by the New York

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06256-01-5

 S. 7720 2

 1 state division of veterans' affairs' division of veterans' services
 2 pursuant to subdivision three of section ninety-five-l of the state
 3 finance law.
 4 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-l to
 5 read as follows:
 6 § 95-l. "Blue star mothers and families support fund". 1. There is
 7 hereby established in the joint custody of the commissioner of taxation
 8 and finance and the comptroller, a special fund to be known as the blue
 9 star mothers and families support fund.
 10 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to
 11 section four hundred four-ff of the vehicle and traffic law, and all
 12 other moneys appropriated, credited or transferred thereto from any
 13 other fund o