What's happening
This bill extends the expiration date for laws enforcing child support through the suspension of driving privileges from 2017 to 2019.
Why it matters
Extending the expiration date allows New York to continue using driver’s license suspensions as a tool to enforce child support obligations. , which can provide a strong incentive for noncustodial parents to pay what they owe.
This extension signals ongoing legislative support for linking key privileges (like driving) with parental financial responsibilities. , highlighting the state’s prioritization of child support collection over potential mobility or employment concerns for those in arrears.
By maintaining these enforcement measures, the state may help ensure more consistent financial support for children and custodial parents. , potentially reducing public assistance costs and improving child welfare outcomes.
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Who cares
- Likely support
People owing support
The bill would extend provisions relating to support enforcement through suspension of driving privileges until August 31, 2019.
Support recipients
The bill would preserve the driving-privilege suspension provisions as a support enforcement tool for two more years.
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
The agency requested the bill, which would move the provisions’ expiration from August 31, 2017, to August 31, 2019.
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Extend License Suspension Law
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by S5370
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.171
- Rules report cal.171
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to social services
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.
Extend License Suspension Rule
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Jesse Hamilton
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7802
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 15, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE, HEVESI -- (at request of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, amending the vehicle and traffic law and other laws relating to the enforcement of support through the suspension of driving privileges, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 246 of chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, amending the vehicle and traffic law and other laws relating to the enforcement of support through the suspension of driving privileges, as amended by chapter 29 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
19. Sections two hundred one, two hundred eight, two hundred eleven, two hundred thirteen, two hundred fifteen and two hundred sixteen of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on August 31, [2017] 2019.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after August 31, 2017.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09941-01-7
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