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A 6998: Relates to licensure fees for seniors.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified September 10, 2025

What A 6998 does, verified September 10, 2025

The bill aims to amend the Vehicle and Traffic Law in New York State. It proposes to waive the renewal fee for a license for individuals who are 62 years of age or older. This change is intended to provide a more affordable option for seniors, making it easier for them to maintain their driver's license.

Bill journey

1IntroducedCurrent

2In CommitteePending

3First Chamber FloorPending

4Second ChamberPending

5GovernorPending

6ChapteredPending

Last action: enacting clause stricken (2025-09-08)Alert me

Quick answers about A 6998

What is the current status of A 6998?: As of September 10, 2025, A 6998 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on September 8, 2025, was "enacting clause stricken".
Did A 6998 pass?: Not yet. A 6998 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 6998, and where is it now?: A 6998 was authored by Asm. Billy Jones.

Author and sponsors

Asm. Billy JonesAuthor · New York State Assembly

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Recent actions2 total · showing 2

Sep. 08, 2025	enacting clause stricken
Mar. 18, 2025	referred to transportation

Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 155 words

    STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6998 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to licensure fees for seniors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 503 of the vehi- 2 cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read 3 as follows: 4 (v) The renewal fee for a license for any person who is sixty-two 5 years of age or older shall be waived. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06905-01-5

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