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A2870Assembly2019-2020 Session

Combine Disabled License Plates

Official title

“Authorizes combination distinctive severely disabled license plates”

Sponsor David GanttAD-137Affects Transportation
Status
Stricken
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Transportation

What's happening

This bill allows the issuance of special combination license plates for severely disabled individuals in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Expands accessibility options. By allowing the issuance of both special number plates and distinctive plates with disability markings, the bill gives severely disabled individuals more flexibility in choosing vehicle registration options that suit their needs and preferences.

  2. Reduces administrative hurdles. With the new amendment, qualifying individuals can obtain combination plates through the same process as other special plates, streamlining the application and making it easier for those with severe disabilities to access the benefits.

  3. Promotes inclusion and visibility. Offering distinctive plates with specific disability markings can help raise awareness about the presence and needs of disabled drivers, potentially leading to better accommodation in parking and other public spaces.

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Combine Disabled License Plates

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David Gantt

Assembly Member · Assembly District 137

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History

  1. Enacting clause stricken
  2. Referred to transportation
  3. Referred to transportation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2870

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 28, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance of special combination license plates for the severely disabled

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

Section 1. Section 404-a of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:

2-a. Registration of vehicles owned by persons who qualify for a distinctive license plate or who request a special number plate. The commissioner shall, upon request, issue special number plates or distinctive license plates as otherwise provided for in this article, which plates shall also bear the distinctive marks as authorized in this section. Such combination plates shall be issued in the same manner as is otherwise provided for in this article upon payment of any fee or other applicable service charge as therein required.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD00270-01-9

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