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NY S07763

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy Cooney

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for disabled person license plates beyond just disabled individuals to include parents, spouses, guardians, caregivers, and family members responsible for transporting a severely disabled person or severely disabled veteran

  • Defines "severely disabled person" as someone with permanent conditions including: limited/no use of lower limbs, neuro-muscular dysfunction limiting mobility, physical or mental impairments imposing unusual hardship using public transportation, blindness, or deafness

  • Allows eligible persons who own multiple vehicles used to transport a severely disabled person to obtain disabled plates for each additional vehicle

  • Requires proof of disability from a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, podiatrist, or optometrist for the severely disabled person being transported

  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for the DMV to develop implementing regulations

Legislative Description

Authorizes people who transport a severely disabled person as an eligible person to receive disabled person plates; defines who qualifies as eligible persons.

Last Action

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/7/2026
Rules6/13/2025
Transportation5/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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