Relates to the registration of motor vehicles owned by the parent or guardian of a severely disabled person

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Transportation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 4 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 376 of the laws of 2015, are amended and a new subdi- vision 3-a of added to read as follows: 3-a. Registration of vehicles owned by the parent or guardian of a severely disabled person. The commissioner shall assign to such motor vehicles, including any van or pick-up truck used for transporting persons with disabilities which is not used for commercial purposes and which are owned by the parent of guardian of such person a distinctive number and issue and deliver in such manner as the commissioner may select to the owner a certification of registration, in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe and two number plates, called disabled person passenger plates. Such disabled person passenger plates shall conform to the requirements of section four hundred one of this chapter, but shall bear distinctive marks to distinguish them from number plates to be issued to other persons, qualifying under this chapter. The commissioner, in their discretion, may issue, for any registration year, only one plate as a set for a motor vehicle, in which event a set of disabled person plates for a motor vehicle shall consist of one plate. Where the parent or guardian of a severely disabled person owns more than one vehicle and such vehicle or vehicles is or are used for trans- porting persons with disabilities, the commissioner shall issue one set of plates for each additional vehicle used by such parent or guardian of a severely disabled person. The commissioner shall issue sets of plates to such persons in accord- ance with subdivision two and subdivision three-a of this section with proof of such disability of such person or such members of HIS OR HER such person's family certified by a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. The commissioner shall issue sets of plates to such person in accordance with subdivision three-a of this section with proof of parenthood or guardianship of a severely disabled person including but not limited to a birth certificate, foreign birth certificate, adoption decree custody agreement, or consistent with article seven- teen-a of the surrogate court procedure act, or article eight-three of the mental hygiene law. (b) The commissioner may require the applicant for registration to furnish such proof of HIS OR HER' SUCH APPLICANT'S DISABILITY, SUCH PROOF OF THE DISABILITY OF SUCH APPLICANT'S CHILD OF PERSON UNDER THEIR GUARDIANSHIP, OR SUCH PROOF OF DISABILITY OF SUCH MEMBERS OF HIS OR HER THEIR FAMILY FROM A PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR NURSE PRACTI- TIONER, TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW, OR PODIATRIST PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR-A OF THIS SECTION OF OPTOMETRIST PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR-B OF THIS SECTION, AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY EITHER FOR INITIAL REGISTRATION OR RENEWAL THEREOF; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED PERMIT ISSUED BY A MUNICIPALITY TO SUCH APPLICANT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE-A OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT PROOF OF DISABILITY FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH. § 2. RELATES TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

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Recorded votes

• Vote: Floor vote

  NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (62)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (1)

  See member positions for the vote on Jun 9, 2025 (Floor vote)

• Vote: Committee vote · Rules

  Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed

  Voted yes (21)Voted no (0)Voted present (0)Absent (0)

  See member positions for the vote on Jun 9, 2025 (Committee vote · Rules)

Full history

1. Jan 7, 2026

   Died in Assembly

   DIED IN ASSEMBLY

   NY Assembly

2. Jan 7, 2026

   Referred to committee

   REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

   NY Senate

3. Jan 7, 2026

   Referred to committee

   REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

   NY Assembly

4. Jun 9, 2025

   In committee

   COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

   NY Senate

5. Jun 9, 2025

   Sent to the executive

   DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

   NY Senate

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