Bill > A09669

This bill authorizes the creation of a distinctive "Honor Flight" license plate for residents of New York State, allowing individuals to request and be issued these special plates upon paying the regular vehicle registration fee plus an additional annual service charge of twenty-five dollars. A portion of these additional charges will go towards the production and promotion of distinctive license plates, while any amount collected exceeding six thousand dollars will be deposited into a newly established "Honor Flight fund" within the State Finance Law. This fund, managed by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance and the Comptroller, will be used to support Honor Flight, a program that flies veterans to Washington D.C. to visit their memorials, with expenditures requiring approval from the State Director of Veterans' Services. The bill also outlines conditions for the design and production of these plates, including a potential surety bond requirement unless a minimum number of orders are received, and specifies that the provisions related to the license plates and the Honor Flight fund will take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9669