Bill > S01934

This bill creates a new "No Hate NY" specialty license plate in New York state that residents can request, which will cost the standard registration fee plus an additional $25 annual service charge. When New Yorkers purchase these plates, the $25 fee will be deposited into a newly established "No Hate NY fund" specifically designed to support hate crime awareness and prevention programs. The bill outlines detailed provisions for the fund, including that the comptroller must annually report on the fund's revenues, the commissioner of the state division of human rights must report on how the funds were used, and that county-level organizations can request and receive funding for local hate crime prevention initiatives. If counties do not request the funds within five years, the money will be redirected to victim compensation benefits for hate crime victims. The license plate's design will be developed collaboratively by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Division of Human Rights, and the plate will only be produced after either obtaining a $6,000 surety bond or receiving at least 200 pre-orders. The bill aims to raise awareness and resources to combat hate crimes by creating a dedicated funding mechanism through a unique license plate program.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1934