New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S4984 — Directs the department of motor vehicles to issue New York drivers licenses to certain individuals

Last action — In Senate Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Relates to directing the department of motor vehicles to issue New York drivers' licenses to individuals holding a valid or recently expired driver's license from certain Caribbean countries.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law.

  • Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law

    1-a. License exchange for certain countries. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section, the commissioner shall accept as valid for purposes of identification, age and examination a driver's license issued from a country listed in paragraph (b) of this subdivision and shall issue a license to drive in this state to an individual holding a license described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision, provided howev- er, the individual shall be subject to the written examination and the vision test required by subdivision four of this section. (b) A drivers license issued by the following countries or territories shall be valid for purposes of paragraph (a) of this subdivision: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Brit- ish Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Mont- serrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eusta- tius, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. (c) A license issued by a country listed in paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall be accepted for exchange if it: is valid or has expired within the past six months; states the date upon which it was issued and it was issued a minimum of six months prior to the date of the application; and is not suspended, revoked, lost or stolen. italics

    amended

Action History

  1. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

  2. REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

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Not signed on (218)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S4984 do?
Relates to directing the department of motor vehicles to issue New York drivers' licenses to individuals holding a valid or recently expired driver's license from certain Caribbean countries.
Who sponsors S4984?
S4984 is sponsored by Leroy Comrie.
What is the current status of S4984?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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