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S 6582: Authorizes the spouses of certain volunteer firefighters to be issued a distinctive license plate for volunteer firefighters.
What S 6582 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to provide a distinctive license plate for the spouses of volunteer firefighters. The spouses of volunteer firefighters will be eligible to receive a license plate bearing a maltese cross and the letters "v.f.". To be eligible, the spouse must be married to a volunteer firefighter and submit an application to the commissioner, which will be verified annually. The license plate will be issued immediately upon approval.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6582
- What is the current status of S 6582?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 6582 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 S 6582 pass?
- Not yet. S 6582 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6582, and where is it now?
- S 6582 was authored by Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 259 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6582 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans- portation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing the spouses of certain volunteer firefighters to be issued a distinc- tive license plate for volunteer firefighters The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 404-b of the vehicle and traffic 2 law, as amended by chapter 277 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 1. Any member of any volunteer fire department or company in this 5 state [or] and the spouse of any such member shall, upon request, be 6 issued a license plate bearing a Maltese cross and the letters "V.F.". 7 [If a distinctive plate is issued to any such member pursuant to this8section, such a distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of9such member.] Application for [said] such license plate shall be filed 10 with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall 11 prescribe, and shall be verified annually by the applicant and the 12 spouse. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01818-01-5
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