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NY A01895
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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Requires the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to create distinctive license plates for electric motor vehicles, with special plates issued for all EVs registered on or after January 1, 2026, and windshield stickers available for vehicles registered before that date
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Electric motor vehicles include any four-wheeled vehicle with a battery of at least 4 kilowatt hours that can be recharged from an external source, including hybrid vehicles
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Provides free parking for up to 2 hours at metered spaces in cities with populations over one million, and at airport, heliport, and ferry terminal lots for passengers (excluding employees)
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Establishes reduced bridge and tunnel tolls for electric vehicles with E-ZPass transponders on facilities operated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Port Authority provisions require New Jersey to enact identical legislation before taking effect; the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles must share EV license plate data with relevant authorities to implement the parking and toll benefits
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles adopt rules and regulations for the registration of, and issuance of special license plates and stickers for, electric motor vehicles; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles in a city with a population of one million or more persons; provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels in a city with a population of one million or more persons; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles at certain facilities and provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; directs certain entities to coordinate regarding the provision of certain information.
Last Action
referred to transportation
1/7/2026