Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients; exempts purple heart recipients from all fees associated with the distinctive license plate issued to them in recognition of their purple heart award.

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S2901-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
• Jun 2, 2011: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Feb 3, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S2901-2011 Meetings

Transportation: Jun 2, 2011

S2901-2011 Votes

S2901-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2901

TITLE OF BILL:
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

PURPOSE:
To eliminate any fees associated with first-time and renewal issuances
of Purple Heart license plates.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - Amends subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law to eliminate fees associated with the Purple Heart license
plate.

Section 2- Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Recipients of the Purple Heart have put their lives on the line for the
United States of America and have shed blood in the defense of this
nation. Each and every Purple Heart recipient is an American hero and
deserves the respect of all Americans.

This legislation seeks to eliminate the fees associated with the Purple
Heart distinctive license plate. Purple Heart recipients are eligible to
receive this license plate. Because the sacrifices made by Purple Heart
recipients, it is only appropriate that they receive their Purple Heart
license plate for no cost.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-2010 -- S.1503/A.670
2007-2008 -- S.7999/A.515
2005-2006 -- A.4764
2003-2004 -- A.8195

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S2901-2011 Text

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

                                    2901

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 3, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  BONACIC,  GRIFFO,  JOHNSON, LARKIN,
    MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER,  SEWARD  --  read  twice  and  ordered
    printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
    portation

  AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  elimi-
    nation  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  ASSEM-
  BLY, 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 shall be issued
  in  the  same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
  cle],  provided,  however,  that  no  REGISTRATION FEE OR 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  REGISTRA-
  TION  OR  RENEWAL  THEREOF  AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF
  THIS ARTICLE.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00778-01-1