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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10463 Summary: BILL NO S10463 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A11434

&nbsp SPONSOR BROUK &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §§490, 502, 504 & 508, V & T L &nbsp Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide a space on the forms of identification cards and licenses for a notation for returned peace corps volunteers.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10463

IN SENATE

May 15, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. BROUK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to forms of identification cards and licenses of peace corps volunteers

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of 2 subdivision 3 of section 490 of the vehicle and traffic law, subpara- 3 graph (i) of paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 487 of the laws of 4 2012, and paragraph (b) as amended by section 97 of part PP of chapter 5 56 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows: 6 (i) The commissioner shall upon submission of an appropriate applica- 7 tion, upon payment of the prescribed fee, and upon being satisfied that 8 the person described is the applicant and that such applicant meets the 9 requirements set forth in subdivision two of this section, issue to such 10 applicant a nontransferable identification card. In addition, the 11 commissioner also shall require that an applicant for an identification 12 card or renewal thereof provide [ his or her ] their social security 13 number. The commissioner shall provide space so that an applicant may 14 request a notation upon such identification card that [ he or she ] such 15 applicant is a veteran of the United States armed forces or a returned 16 peace corps volunteer . 17 (b) The identification card shall contain a distinguishing number or 18 mark and adequate space upon which an anatomical gift, pursuant to arti- 19 cle forty-three of the public health law, by the holder may be recorded 20 and shall contain such other information and shall be issued in such 21 form as the commissioner shall determine; provided, however, every iden- 22 tification card or renewal thereof issued to a person under the age of 23 twenty-one years shall have prominently imprinted thereon the statement 24 "UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE" in notably distinctive print or format. 25 Provided, further, however, that every identification card issued to an 26 applicant who was a member of the armed forces of the United States and 27 (i) received an honorable discharge or was released therefrom under 28 honorable conditions, or (ii) has a qualifying condition, as defined in

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14879-02-6

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1 section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge 2 other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (iii) is a 3 discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' 4 services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or 5 dishonorable from such service, shall, upon [ his or her ] such appli- 6 cant's request and submission of proof as set forth herein, contain a 7 distinguishing mark, in such form as the commissioner shall determine, 8 indicating that [ he or she ] such applicant is a veteran. Such proof 9 shall consist of a certificate of release or discharge from active duty 10 including but not limited to a DD Form 214 or other proof satisfactory 11 to the commissioner. Provided, further, however, that every identifica- 12 tion card issued to an applicant who is a returned peace corps volunteer 13 shall, upon such applicant's request and submission of proof as set 14 forth herein, contain a distinguishing mark, in such form as the commis- 15 sioner shall determine, indicating that such applicant is a returned 16 peace corps volunteer. Such proof shall consist of a certification 17 issued by the United States peace corps verifying the applicant's satis- 18 factory completion of service, which may be in the form of a certificate 19 or description of service signed by the country director or other 20 authorized peace corps official, or equivalent documentation issued by 21 the peace corps evidencing satisfactory completion of service. The 22 commissioner shall not require fees for the issuance of such identifica- 23 tion cards or renewals thereof to persons under twenty-one years of age 24 which are different from the fees required for the issuance of identifi- 25 cation cards or renewals thereof to persons twenty-one years of age or 26 over, nor fees to persons requesting a veteran or returned peace corps 27 volunteer distinguishing mark which are different from fees that would 28 otherwise be required. Provided, however, that notwithstanding the 29 provisions of section four hundred ninety-one of this article, the 30 commissioner shall not require any fees for the duplication or amendment 31 of an identification card prior to its renewal if such duplication or 32 amendment was solely for the purpose of adding a veteran or returned 33 peace corps volunteer distinguishing mark to such identification card. 34 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law, as 35 amended by chapter 597 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as 36 follows: 37 1. Application for license. Application for a driver's license shall 38 be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted 39 with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi- 40 ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. With 41 respect to a non-commercial driver's license or learner's permit which 42 does not meet federal standards for identification, in addition to the 43 acceptable proofs of age and identity approved by the commissioner as of 44 January first, two thousand nineteen, acceptable proof of identity shall 45 also include, but not be limited to, a valid, unexpired foreign passport 46 issued by the applicant's country of citizenship (which shall also be 47 eligible as proof of age), a valid, unexpired consular identification 48 document issued by a consulate from the applicant's country of citizen- 49 ship, or a valid foreign driver's license that includes a photo image of 50 the applicant and which is unexpired or expired for less than twenty- 51 four months of its date of expiration, as primary forms of such proof. 52 Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed to preclude the 53 commissioner from approving additional proofs of identity and age. The 54 license shall display the sex designation of M, F, or X as certified by 55 the applicant, with no additional documentation required. The applicant 56 may amend the sex designation of their driver's license upon request.

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1 Upon amendment of the sex designation, the change shall be made consist- 2 ent through all affiliated records within the control of the department. 3 The commissioner may also provide that the application procedure shall 4 include the taking of a photo image or images of the applicant in 5 accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In 6 addition, the commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide 7 such applicant's social security number or, in lieu thereof, with 8 respect to an application for a non-commercial driver's license or 9 learner's permit which does not meet federal standards for identifica- 10 tion, an affidavit signed by such applicant that they have not been 11 issued a social security number. The commissioner also shall provide 12 space on the application so that the applicant may request a notation 13 upon such license that such applicant is a veteran of the United States 14 armed forces or a returned peace corps volunteer , and space on the 15 application so that the applicant may request a notation upon such 16 license that such person is a veteran of the United States armed forces 17 or a returned peace corps volunteer , and space on the application so 18 that the applicant may register in the New York state organ and tissue 19 donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of the public 20 health law with the following stated on the application in clear and 21 conspicuous type: 22 "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to be added 23 to the Donate Life Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques- 24 tion'." 25 The commissioner of health shall not maintain records of any person 26 who checks "skip this question". Except where the application is made in 27 person or electronically, failure to check a box shall not impair the 28 validity of an application, and failure to check "yes" or checking "skip 29 this question" shall not be construed to imply a wish not to donate. In 30 the case of an applicant under eighteen years of age, checking "yes" 31 shall not constitute consent to make an anatomical gift or registration 32 in the donate life registry, except as otherwise provided pursuant to 33 the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section forty- 34 three hundred one of the public health law. Where an applicant has 35 previously consented to make an anatomical gift or registered in the 36 donate life registry, checking "skip this question" or failing to check 37 a box shall not impair that consent or registration. Additionally, the 38 commissioner shall ensure that space is provided on the application for 39 a driver's license or renewal thereof to advise applicants of the exist- 40 ence of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program established in 41 42 U.S.C. Section 274k or the national marrow donor program ("registry 42 operator") and to allow for applicants to consent to sharing their 43 information with the registry operator for the purposes of receiving 44 information from the registry operator about enrolling as a potential 45 volunteer bone marrow or blood cell donor on the national registry. Such 46 information related to the consenting applicant shared with the registry 47 operator shall be limited to first and last name, date of birth, email 48 address, and physical address. In addition, an applicant for a commer- 49 cial driver's license who will operate a commercial motor vehicle in 50 interstate commerce shall certify that such applicant meets the require- 51 ments to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as set forth in public law 52 99-570, title XII, and title 49 of the code of federal regulations, and 53 all regulations promulgated by the United States secretary of transpor- 54 tation under the hazardous materials transportation act. In addition, an 55 applicant for a commercial driver's license shall submit a medical 56 certificate at such intervals as required by the federal motor carrier

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1 safety improvement act of 1999 and Part 383.71(h) of title 49 of the 2 code of federal regulations relating to medical certification and in a 3 manner prescribed by the commissioner. For purposes of this section and 4 sections five hundred three, five hundred ten-a, and five hundred ten-aa 5 of this title, the terms "medical certificate" and "medical certif- 6 ication" shall mean a form substantially in compliance with the form set 7 forth in Part 391.43(h) of title 49 of the code of federal regulations. 8 Upon a determination that the holder of a commercial driver's license 9 has made any false statement, with respect to the application for such 10 license, the commissioner shall revoke such license. 11 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law is 12 amended by adding a new paragraph (a-2) to read as follows: 13 (a-2) Every license or renewal thereof issued to an applicant who is a 14 returned peace corps volunteer shall, upon such applicant's request and 15 submission of proof as set forth herein, contain a distinguishing mark, 16 in such form as the commissioner shall determine, indicating that such 17 applicant is a returned peace corps volunteer. Such proof shall consist 18 of a certification issued by the United States peace corps verifying the 19 applicant's satisfactory completion of service, which may be in the form 20 of a certificate or description of service signed by the country direc- 21 tor or other authorized peace corps official, or equivalent documenta- 22 tion issued by the peace corps evidencing satisfactory completion of 23 service. The commissioner shall not require fees for the issuance of 24 such licenses or renewals thereof to persons requesting a returned peace 25 corps volunteer notation which is different from fees otherwise 26 required; provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of this 27 section, the commissioner shall not require fees for a duplication or 28 amendment of a license prior to its renewal if such duplication or 29 amendment was solely for the purpose of adding a returned peace corps 30 volunteer distinguishing mark to such license. 31 § 4. Section 508 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a 32 new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 33 8. The commissioner is directed to establish a process by which the 34 department shall refer driver's license and non-driver identification 35 card applicants requesting and obtaining a notation upon such license or 36 non-driver identification card that such applicant is a returned peace 37 corps volunteer pursuant to subdivision three of section four hundred 38 ninety of this chapter or subdivision one of section five hundred two of 39 this article, upon such applicant's request, to the peace corps. 40 § 5. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 41 law; provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 42 502 of the vehicle and traffic law made by section two of this act shall 43 take effect on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 597 of 44 the laws of 2025, takes effect. Effective immediately, the addition, 45 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the 46 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be 47 made and completed on or before such effective date.

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