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NY S07763
Bill
Status
5/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Cooney
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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Allows eligible persons who own multiple vehicles used to transport a severely disabled person to obtain disabled plates for each additional vehicle
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Requires proof of disability from a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, podiatrist, or optometrist for the severely disabled person being transported
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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