Bill Text: NY S00438 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes the issuance of distinctive plates for members of Kiwanis International.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Vetoed) 2015-10-26 - VETOED MEMO.212 [S00438 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S00438-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 438--A Cal. No. 842 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon- sidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance of distinctive plates for members of Kiwanis International THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 404-x to read as follows: 3 S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL. 4 1. ANY MEMBER OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, 5 UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "KIWANIS 6 INTERNATIONAL". APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH 7 THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL 8 PRESCRIBE. 9 2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE 10 ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT 11 IS A MEMBER OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL. 12 3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED 13 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR 14 REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, 15 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF 16 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, 17 THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION FUNDS IN THE 18 AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01147-03-5 S. 438--A 2 1 SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET COSTS 2 ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES. 3 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 4 it shall have become a law.