---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the suspension of a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle"
description: "Relates to the suspension of a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle; provides that such license suspension can be lifted if the individual enters into an installment payment plan to pay fines."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7053"
citation: "New York S 7053 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KENNEDY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-26"
last_action: "2021-12-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/964181d2-ac0f-4e07-b3c5-666159eaffdf"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7053"
source_hash: "793550331a8c8887f0a118b3d2a7e95f6fa2128a337d6f2b173595a711114885"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 7053 (2021-2022) — Relates to the suspension of a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle

Relates to the suspension of a license to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle; provides that such license suspension can be lifted if the individual enters into an installment payment plan to pay fines.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S7053** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7053&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S7053A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S7053A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **114–35** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **46–17** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **17–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KENNEDY — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-05-26** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** PRINT NUMBER 7053A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-09** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1708
- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-10** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7874A
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.734
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-21** SIGNED CHAP.713 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/964181d2-ac0f-4e07-b3c5-666159eaffdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).