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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.

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S01162 Actions:

BILL NO	S01162
01/10/2023	REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
01/03/2024	REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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S01162 Committee Votes:

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S01162 Floor Votes:

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S01162 Text:

 
                STATE 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

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