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A 3534: Suspends fees in connection with a REAL ID driver's license or non-driver ID card until 2027; refunds fees paid since 2017.
What A 3534 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to suspend fees for the issuance of Real ID-compliant driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards. No fees will be charged for the application, processing, or issuance of these cards, including photo image fees. The bill also allows for the refund of any fees paid for Real ID-compliant driver's licenses and non-driver identification cards issued before January 1, 2017. The bill will take effect immediately, but the provision suspending fees will expire and be repealed on December 31, 2027.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2026-01-08)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3534
- What is the current status of A 3534?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3534 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 8, 2026, was "enacting clause stricken".
- Did A 3534 pass?
- Not yet. A 3534 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3534, and where is it now?
- A 3534 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara.
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| Jan. 08, 2026 | enacting clause stricken |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 268 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3534 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to suspending fees for REAL ID cards; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows: 3 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no fees 4 shall be charged for the application, processing or issuance, including 5 photo image fees, for a renewal of a driver's license or non-driver 6 identification card that is REAL ID compliant with federal law under 7 United States Public Law 109-13. 8 § 2. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall refund any fees paid 9 since January 1, 2017 for a REAL ID driver's license or non-driver iden- 10 tification card which was issued to any person with an existing license 11 or non-driver identification card prior to the expiration period for 12 such license or card. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 14 section one of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on and after 15 December 31, 2027. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06688-01-5
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