S99-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
• Mar 31, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
• Feb 22, 2011: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S99-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S99              REVISED 12/30/11

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain
requirements for renewing a driver's license

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Excludes a social security number or social security card from
documentation required to be provided to renew an existing driver's
license.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 - Amends Section 502(6)(a) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Provides that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license shall
not be required to provide his or her social security number or show
a social security card even if such number or card was not provided
to the Department in a previous transaction.

Section 2 - Effective Date

JUSTIFICATION:

To reduce the constant worry of having to provide a social security
card and or information when renewing a driver's license as well as
making the process a lot easier and faster.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2011:     S.99 - Discharged from Transportation and Committed
          to Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
2009-10:  S.2179 - Referred to Transportation/A.329 - Referred
          to Transportation; Enacting Clause Stricken
2007-08:  A.1729 - Referred to Transportation

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall become
a law.

S99-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          99
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  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  certain
 requirements for renewing a driver's license
 

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

 

Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the  vehi
 cle and  traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:

 (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
 shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
 license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
 by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
 proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
 the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
 required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
 numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  AN APPLICANT  FOR
 RENEWAL  SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY
 NUMBER OR SHOW A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD EVEN IF SUCH NUMBER  OR  CARD  WAS
 NOT  PROVIDED  TO THE DEPARTMENT IN A PREVIOUS TRANSACTION. In addition,
 an applicant for renewal of a license containing  a  hazardous  material
 endorsement  shall  pass  an examination to retain such endorsement. The
 commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials
 endorsement,  comply  with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by
 sections  383.141  and  1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regu
 lations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by  the  commissioner
 upon  approval of such application, except that no such license shall be
 issued if its issuance would be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
 section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis
 sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02210-01-1
 
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 of  a  currently  valid  or renewable license to drive issued by another
 state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such license.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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