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A 3181: Authorizes distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star.
What A 3181 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to allow recipients of the Bronze Star or Silver Star to obtain a distinctive license plate bearing their status. To obtain the plate, the recipient or their spouse must submit an application to the commissioner, providing proof of their award. The plate will be issued for a one-time fee, with an additional $10 service charge. The bill also allocates $5,000 in one year to offset the costs associated with producing the license plates. The distinctive plates will be issued in the same manner as other number plates. The bill takes effect one hundred twentieth days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3181
- What is the current status of A 3181?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3181 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to transportation".
- Did A 3181 pass?
- Not yet. A 3181 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3181, and where is it now?
- A 3181 was authored by Asm. Chris Eachus with 10 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 405 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3181 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, McDONOUGH, COLTON, STERN, BUTTENSCHON, SAYEGH, BEEPHAN, BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, MANKTELOW, BERGER -- 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 recipients of the Bronze or Silver star 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 Bronze or Silver star recipients. 1. 4 Any recipient of a Bronze star or a Silver star residing in this state 5 or the spouse of any such recipient shall, upon request, be issued a 6 license plate bearing the words "Bronze star recipient" or "Silver star 7 recipient". If a distinctive plate is issued to a Bronze or Silver star 8 recipient pursuant to this section, such a distinctive plate shall not 9 be issued to the spouse of such recipient. Application for said license 10 plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as 11 the commissioner shall prescribe. 12 2. The distinctive plate authorized in this section shall be issued 13 upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or the 14 spouse of the applicant is a Bronze or Silver star recipient. 15 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 16 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular 17 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article, 18 provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of ten 19 dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one 20 year after the effective date of this section, funds in the amount of 21 five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be 22 allocated to the department to offset costs associated with the 23 production of such license plates. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth 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. LBD06150-01-5
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