Relates to the commissioner's report on issuing driver's licenses to immigrants, especially those who have a deferred action status or are registered provisional immigrants as determined by the federal government.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6708
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, ARROYO, DAVILA, PICHARDO, RAMOS, RIVERA,
RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the commis-
sioner of motor vehicles' report on issuing drivers' licenses to immi-
grants
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 200 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3 3. The commissioner shall report to the governor and legislature any
4 process and/or further legislative action necessary to allow agents
5 issuing drivers' licenses to accept as primary proof of identification,
6 documents related to an individual's federal immigration status as
7 deferred action or a registered provisional immigrant. This report shall
8 be submitted to the governor and legislature no later than June first,
9 two thousand twenty.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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