Senate Bill S1602

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides a waiver from the driving skills test for a driver's license for active duty and recently discharged military personnel

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6823
2013-2014: S3777

2015-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a waiver from the driving skills test for a driver's license for active duty and recently discharged military personnel.

2015-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1602

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing  a
  waiver  from the driving skills test for a driver's license for active
  duty and recently discharged military personnel

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law
is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
  (I)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE
WAIVER OF ANY TEST REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH
(A)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR ANY PERSON WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED THE DRIVING
SKILLS NECESSARY TO PASS SUCH TEST THROUGH HIS OR  HER  SERVICE  IN  THE
UNITED  STATES  ARMY,  NAVY,  AIR  FORCE,  MARINES,  COAST GUARD, AND/OR
RESERVES THEREOF, AND/OR THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD,  AIR  NATIONAL  GUARD,
NEW  YORK  GUARD AND/OR THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA, AND WHO IS CURRENTLY
IN SERVICE OR WAS  HONORABLY  DISCHARGED  OR  RELEASED  UNDER  HONORABLE
CIRCUMSTANCES  FROM  SUCH SERVICE LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO HIS OR HER
REQUEST FOR SUCH A WAIVER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03338-01-5


              

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