---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes certain military dependents to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in New York without being licensed in this state"
description: "Authorizes certain military dependents who have complied with the laws of a state, territory, federal district or foreign country to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in New York without being licensed in this state; provides exceptions where such person had a New York license suspended; defines dependents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6968"
citation: "New York A 6968 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MAGNARELLI"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-15"
last_action: "2021-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d30e900c-4146-4bd6-afda-2722d8fc9600"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6968"
source_hash: "c6c9f3ac680215594bcc07a8afe1b29be4cf875e49d71b8a4cbbfae8a6a79ac5"
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 A 6968 (2021-2022) — Authorizes certain military dependents to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in New York without being licensed in this state

Authorizes certain military dependents who have complied with the laws of a state, territory, federal district or foreign country to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in New York without being licensed in this state; provides exceptions where such person had a New York license suspended; defines dependents.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6968** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6968&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MAGNARELLI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-15** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** REPORTED
- **2021-05-13** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.379
- **2021-05-19** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-05-19** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-05-19** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6234
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1651
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-09-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-08** SIGNED CHAP.454 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d30e900c-4146-4bd6-afda-2722d8fc9600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).