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S1999Senate2015-2016 Session

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive license plates for family members of service members who died in the line of duty

Sponsor John J. FlanaganSD-2+6 co-sponsorsAffects Transportation
Status
Stricken
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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In committee · Transportation

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Primary sponsor
John J. Flanagan

Senator · Senate District 2

Chair, Education

History

  1. Recommit, enacting clause stricken
  2. Referred to transportation
  3. Returned to senate
  4. Died in assembly
  5. Referred to transportation
  6. Delivered to assembly
  7. Passed senateVote 56–1
  8. Advanced to third reading
  9. 2nd report cal.
  10. 1st report cal.95
  11. Referred to transportation

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S1999

Title of bill

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the issuance of distinctive license plates for family members of service members who died in the line of duty

Purpose or general idea of bill

The bill authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to create a distinctive license plate for family members of service members who have died in the line of duty.

Summary of specific provisions

Section one of the bill adds a new § 404-x to the Vehicle & Traffic Law to authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles to create a distinctive license plate for family members of service members who have died in the line of duty. The plate will read "Family of a Fallen Soldier", "Sailor", "Marine", " Airman" , or "Guardsman" as determined by the service members branch of the Armed Services.

Section two of the bill specifies the effective date.

Justification

The tragic deaths of service men and women who have fallen in the War on Terror have touched many households in New York State. Family members are searching for appropriate ways to honor the service and sacrifice of their loved ones. The Gold Star program has been so closely associated with mothers of the fallen, that other family members don't feel comfortable within its limits. As a result, Colorado has implemented, and other states are considering, the Fallen Service Members license plate program.

Prior legislative history

2008: S.7992 Finance Committee/A.11368 Transportation Committee 2009-10: S.3809 Transportation Cmte. 2011-12: S.4414 Transportation Cmte. 2013: Rules 2014: Passed Senate

Fiscal implications

Once the initial plate designs axe completed it is expected that this legislation will result in an increase in the fees paid into the Distinctive Plate Development Fund.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall have become law.

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