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NY A07068

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Gary Pretlow

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plate available to any New York State resident, with design developed by the DMV Commissioner in cooperation with the Westchester County Office of Tourism

  • Charges an additional $25 annual service fee on top of regular registration fees for the specialty plate

  • Allocates the first $6,000 collected annually to the DMV distinctive plate development fund for production, design, advertising, and marketing of the plates

  • Establishes "The New York State 'The Westchester Way' Fund" to receive all service charges collected above $6,000, with funds dedicated exclusively to tourism promotion projects in Westchester County

  • Requires either a $6,000 surety bond or a minimum of 200 pre-orders before the plate can be designed and produced, with the bond discontinued if 200 sets are sold within two years of availability

Legislative Description

Provides for the issuance of distinctive "The Westchester Way" license plates for an additional $25 annual fee; provides for the service charge collected to be credited to the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate development fund and the excess of six thousand dollars to be deposited in the "New York state 'The Westchester Way' fund" to be used to promote tourism in Westchester county; establishes the New York state "The Westchester Way fund" to administer such monies, which shall be made available to tourism promotion agencies.

Last Action

referred to transportation

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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