Senate BillIntroduced
S 1513: Eliminates registration fees for distinctive plates for gold star mothers.
What S 1513 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt gold star mothers from paying a registration fee for distinctive license plates. This change will allow gold star mothers to obtain distinctive plates without incurring any registration fees or service charges. The new provisions will apply to all gold star family license plates, including those issued under the current system. The changes will take effect immediately, allowing gold star mothers to obtain distinctive plates without any additional costs.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 1513A |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Jan. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 10, 2025 · 200 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1513 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ASHBY, GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating registration fees for distinctive plates for gold star mothers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic 2 law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 5 in the same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular6registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-7cle], provided, however, that no fee or service charge shall be charged 8 for such plate. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04485-01-5
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