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A1155Assembly2025-2026 Session

End License Plate Fees

Official title

“Prevents fees from being charged for the issuance of certain license plates”

Sponsor Angelo SantabarbaraAD-111+2 co-sponsorsAffects Transportation
Status
In Assembly Committee
Transportation
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
2%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Transportation

What's happening

This bill prohibits fees for issuing replacement license plates if the original plates are still legible and for the same owner and vehicle.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces financial burden on vehicle owners. by eliminating unnecessary fees for replacing license plates that are still legible and assigned to the same owner and vehicle, potentially saving money for people who are required to update plates due to policy changes rather than wear or loss.

  2. Addresses concerns about forced plate replacements. when the state issues new designs or mandates updates, ensuring that owners aren’t penalized if their current plates remain in good condition.

  3. Limits the state’s ability to generate revenue from plate replacement fees. in situations where there is no clear need for new plates, potentially prompting a reconsideration of how and when such replacements are required.

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Who cares

  • Registered vehicle owners

    The bill would bar fees for issuing reflectorized plates when their existing plates remain legible and the owner and vehicle stay the same, unless the owner requests new plates.

  • Department of Motor Vehicles

    The agency would need to apply the fee prohibition to qualifying plate issuances.

  • Business fleet owners

    The bill would provide the same fee protection for qualifying vehicles in their fleets, but not when they request new plates.

Headline styles

End License Plate Fees

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Angelo Santabarbara

Assembly Member · Assembly District 111

Chair, People with Disabilities

History

  1. Referred to transportation
  2. Referred to transportation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1155

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2025

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

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to preventing fees from being charged for the issuance of certain license plates

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

Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:

e. No fee shall be paid whenever a set of reflectorized number plates is issued for any vehicle for which a registration fee is normally charged where: (i) the vehicle was previously issued a set of reflectorized number plates; (ii) the plates previously issued are still legible; and (iii) the plates being issued are to the same registered owner and vehicle as the previously issued plates. This paragraph shall not apply to where a vehicle owner requests new number plates.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03446-01-5

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