S01162 Summary:
| BILL NO | S01162 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | OBERACKER |
| COSPNSR | BORRELLO |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §507, V & T L | |
| Provides a religious exemption for the requirement to have a photograph taken for a driver's license or learner's permit. | |
S01162 Actions:
| BILL NO | S01162 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/10/2023 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01/03/2024 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S01162 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1162 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OBERACKER -- 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 providing a religious exemption for the requirement to have a photograph taken for a driver's license or learner's permit The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 507 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. Photograph religious exemption. A person shall not be required to 4 have their photograph taken for a driver's license or learner's permit 5 when such person holds genuine and sincere religious beliefs which are 6 contrary to having a photograph taken; provided, however, that licenses 7 issued without a photograph pursuant to this subdivision shall not be 8 used for proof of age required for entry to an establishment or purchase 9 of age-restricted products. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03506-01-3