New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5487: Allows certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on a driver's license or non-driver identification card

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Plain-language summary

S 5487 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on a driver's license or non-driver identification card. Primary sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic).