| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to consumer protection |
| Feb 10, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S1966
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
Actions
2009-S1966 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S1966 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1966
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in
relation to requiring the disclosure of the market for which a vehicle
was manufactured
PURPOSE : This legislation would require a car dealer doing business
in New York State to notify a consumer as to whether the vehicle to be
purchased was manufactured for introduction into the American market
or into a foreign market.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 198-b of the
General Business Law by adding a new subdivision h to require the
disclosure of an intended market. The section requires that an
automobile dealer must disclose in writing to the consumer whether the
vehicle being purchased by the consumer was manufactured for
introduction into the American market, or whether such vehicle was
manufactured for introduction into a foreign market.
EXISTING LAW : Existing law requires that no dealer shall sell or
lease a motor vehicle to a consumer without giving the consumer a
written warranty. There are no provisions requiring disclosure that
an automobile was built for a foreign market.
JUSTIFICATION : "Gray market" vehicles are automobiles that were
purchased in Canada and sold in the United States. Upon entry to the
2009-S1966 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1966
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 10, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. STACHOWSKI -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring the
disclosure of the market for which a vehicle was manufactured
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 198-b of the general business law is amended by
adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
H. DISCLOSURE OF INTENDED MARKET. A DEALER MUST DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO
THE CONSUMER WHETHER THE VEHICLE BEING PURCHASED BY THE CONSUMER WAS
MANUFACTURED FOR INTRODUCTION INTO THE AMERICAN MARKETPLACE, OR WHETHER
SUCH VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED FOR INTRODUCTION INTO A FOREIGN MARKET-
PLACE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04097-01-9
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