STATE OF NEW YORK
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3534
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to suspending
fees for REAL ID cards; and providing for the repeal of certain
provisions upon the expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 503 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3 3-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no fees
4 shall be charged for the application, processing or issuance, including
5 photo image fees, for a renewal of a driver's license or non-driver
6 identification card that is REAL ID compliant with federal law under
7 United States Public Law 109-13.
8 § 2. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall refund any fees paid
9 since January 1, 2017 for a REAL ID driver's license or non-driver iden-
10 tification card which was issued to any person with an existing license
11 or non-driver identification card prior to the expiration period for
12 such license or card.
13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
14 section one of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on and after
15 December 31, 2027.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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