NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1528
SPONSOR: Gray TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issue of
non-commercial drivers' licenses and learners' permits in counties which
contain in whole or in part boundary land; and to repeal certain
provisions of such law relating thereto
PURPOSE::
This bill exempts counties within the state that share a border with
Canada from provisions within the Drivers' License Access and Privacy
Act of 2019 by amending Chapter 37 of the Laws of 2019.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1 - Defines counties exempted by this act as those that abut
boundary land as defined in section five of State Law.
Section 2 - Repeals and amends subdivision 1 of section 502 of vehicle
and traffic law to exempt certain counties within the state from the
provisions therein.
Section 3 - Amends subdivision 6 of 502 of vehicle and traffic law to
exempt certain counties within the state from the provisions therein.
Section 4 -- Amends subdivision 8 of 502 of vehicle and traffic law to
exempt certain counties within the state from the provisions therein.
Section 5 - Adds subdivision 3 of section 508 of vehicle and traffic
law, providing for an exemption for certain counties within the state
from the provisions therein.
Section 6 - Provides effective date
JUSTIFICATION::
Coordination between federal, state and local agencies is vital through-
out New York, but perhaps nowhere more so than along the international
border with Canada.
This bill would reestablish vital cooperation among federal, state and
local authorities along the international boundary, while conserving
protections for migrants elsewhere throughout the state.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
2023-2024: S2147 referred to Transportation; A5145 referred to Transpor-
tation
2022/2021: S6992 referred to Transportation; A8380 referred to Transpor-
tation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
None to the state
EFFECTIVE DATE::
This act shall take effect immediately.
