Assembly BillIntroduced
A 11654: Authorizes distinctive license plates for doctors of osteopathic medicine.
What A 11654 does, verified August 16, 2026
<p>This bill amends the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law to authorize the issuance of distinctive license plates for licensed doctors of osteopathic medicine. Upon application and proof of current registration and sole ownership of the vehicle, these doctors may receive plates featuring the letters "DO" and the word "physician," along with the staff of Asclepius symbol. The plates will be formatted similarly to those issued to medical doctors and will require payment of the standard registration fee plus an additional annual service charge of $31.25. The act is set to take effect 180 days after becoming law.</p>
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-07-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11654
- What is the current status of A 11654?
- As of August 16, 2026, A 11654 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on July 29, 2026, was "referred to transportation".
- Did A 11654 pass?
- Not yet. A 11654 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11654, and where is it now?
- A 11654 was authored by Asm. John McDonald. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jul. 29, 2026 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, July 29, 2026 · 351 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11654 IN ASSEMBLY July 29, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. McDonald) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing distinctive license plates for doctors of osteopathic medicine 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-ff to read as follows: 3 § 404-ff. Distinctive plates for Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine. 1. 4 Any New York state licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in this state 5 shall, upon request in an application filed with the commissioner in 6 such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe, be issued a 7 license plate that: 8 (a) bears the letters "DO" and the word "physician" in a prominent 9 manner. 10 (b) includes the Staff of Asclepius, consisting of a single serpent 11 entwined around a staff. 12 (c) is formatted in a manner equivalent to the physician license 13 plates issued to Medical Doctors. 14 2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof, 15 satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant possesses a current 16 registration certificate issued by the New York state education depart- 17 ment and is the sole registered owner of the motor vehicle for which 18 such plates are requested. 19 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 20 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular 21 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article 22 and an additional annual service charge of thirty-one dollars and twen- 23 ty-five cents. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 25 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16122-01-6
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