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A 819

Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a veteran notation

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Angelino and 11 co-sponsors

Eliminates the photo image fee when a veteran's designation is added to a driver's license, saving veterans on license amendments.

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
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Bill Summary · A 819

Summary of Assembly Bill A 819

Overview

Bill A 819 seeks to eliminate the photo image fee charged when a veteran’s designation is added to a driver’s license. The measure aims to reduce costs for veterans who need to amend their licenses to reflect veteran notation.

  • Bill Number: A 819
  • Title: Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a veteran notation
  • Status: Referred to Transportation
  • Introduced: January 8, 2025

Purpose and Intent

The bill’s primary goal is to remove the fee associated with updating the license’s photo image when a veteran notation is added. This change is designed to make it easier and cheaper for veterans to obtain license documentation that reflects their veteran status.

Key Provisions

  • Eliminate the photo image fee specifically for license amendments that add a veteran notation.
  • Applies only to amendments that introduce or reflect veteran designation on the license; does not necessarily waive other licensing or amendment fees.
  • No other changes to licensing fees or processes are specified in the available text.

Who Would Be Affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: Veterans who need to amend their driver’s license to include a veteran designation.
  • Administrative/bureaucratic impact: The Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent licensing agency) would not collect the photo image fee for these veteran-designation amendments, potentially reducing revenue from this fee and altering administrative workflow related to license amendments.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Committee status: Referred to the Transportation Committee.
  • Legislative actions: On January 8, 2025, the bill was referred to Transportation (listed twice in the record).
  • Current stage: No floor vote or committee passage information provided; no enacted date available in the current text.

Sponsors

  • Primary Sponsor: Kenneth Blankenbush
  • Cosponsors: Robert Smullen, Amanda Septimo, Michael Tannousis, Chris Tague, Joe DeStefano, Karl Brabenec, David McDonough, Brian D. Miller, Joe Angelino, Michael Durso, Stephen Hawley
  • The wide range of cosponsors suggests broad interest across multiple districts.

Related Legislation

  • Related bills from prior sessions include A 8599, A 4563, A 4916, A 4146, A 1419, and A 5092. These references indicate ongoing interest in veteran-related license designation and fee reforms, with several prior attempts to address similar topics.

Potential Impact and Considerations

  • Fiscal impact: The removal of the photo image fee would reduce revenue for the licensing authority when a veteran designation is added. A thorough fiscal note would be needed to quantify the impact.
  • Policy alignment: Complements initiatives to recognize veterans and reduce administrative barriers to obtaining veteran status on official documents.
  • Implementation: If enacted, the agency would need to adjust fee schedules and related revenue tracking to reflect the exemption for veteran-designation amendments.

This summary provides a concise overview of A 819’s stated purpose, provisions, affected parties, and procedural status based on the available bill information.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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