What's happening
This bill eliminates all fees for Purple Heart recipients when obtaining and renewing distinctive license plates in New York.
Why it matters
Directly reduces financial burden. for Purple Heart recipients by removing all costs—including both the initial registration and renewal fees—associated with obtaining and maintaining their distinctive license plates, recognizing their military sacrifice in a tangible way.
Eliminates service charges completely. , ensuring that no administrative or hidden fees can be applied to Purple Heart license plates, which could otherwise diminish the intended benefit.
Could increase visibility and recognition. for Purple Heart recipients, as the removal of fees may encourage more veterans to display these plates, thereby raising public awareness of their service and sacrifice.
Sets a precedent for veteran benefits. in New York, potentially influencing future legislation to offer similar fee waivers or expanded benefits for other groups of decorated veterans.
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End Fees for Purple Heart Plates
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Print number 154a
- Amend and recommit to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
End License Fees for Purple Heart
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Thomas F. O'Mara
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STATE OF NEW YORK
154--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, COOK, ORTIZ, SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section to a purple heart recipient shall be [issued in the same manner as other number plates upon] exempt from the payment of the regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, [provided, however, that] and no service charge shall be charged for such plate. Furthermore, upon the issuance of a distinctive plate pursuant to this section, such purple heart recipient shall be exempt from the payment of any fees relating to the renewal thereof as prescribed by section four hundred one of this article.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01631-02-7
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