| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation |
| Jun 25, 2015 |
recommitted to rules |
| Jun 18, 2015 |
amended on third reading 5668a |
| Jun 18, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.1835 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jun 02, 2015 |
reported and committed to finance |
| May 26, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5668A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S5668 - Details
2015-S5668 - Summary
Provides that registration lists and title information made available to contracting parties by the department of motor vehicles may not be used for purposes other than (i) issuance of manufacturer's warranty, safety recall or similar notices, or (ii) statistical compilations without the registrant's express consent.
2015-S5668 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5668
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to consent
for the use of registration lists and title information
PURPOSE:
To better protect the privacy of information contained in motor
vehicle records.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill would require that information contained in motor vehicle
registration files and sold to the highest responsible bidder(s) be
deleted from such file for all purposes other than motor vehicle
warranty and safety recall notices and statistical compilations,
unless the registrant has provided his or her express written consent.
EXISTING LAW:
Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of § 201 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
authorizes the inclusion of registration information in the file sold
to the highest responsible bidder unless the registrant indicates his
or her desire to have such information deleted.
2015-S5668 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5668
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 26, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to consent for
the use of registration lists and title information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 202 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The commissioner shall notify each vehicle registrant that the
registration information specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision
has been or will be furnished to the contracting party. The commission-
er shall inform each vehicle registrant when such registrant first makes
application for a vehicle registration or when such registrant applies
to renew an existing vehicle registration how to [achieve the deletion
of] PROVIDE EXPRESS CONSENT FOR such information [from] IN the contract-
ing party's file TO BE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN
SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. The contract between the
commissioner and the contracting party shall provide that, [upon the
request of the registrant] UNLESS THE VEHICLE REGISTRANT HAS PROVIDED
EXPRESS CONSENT AS INDICATED IN A SEPARATE WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION, made
in such manner and in such form as shall be prescribed by the commis-
sioner, such registration information shall be deleted from the
contracting party's file for all purposes, except: (i) issuance of
manufacturer's warranty, safety recall or similar notices, or (ii)
statistical [complications] COMPILATIONS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of motor
vehicles is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations
and take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its
effective date on or before such date; and provided further that the
provisions of this act shall apply to contracts entered into, altered,
modified, extended, or renewed on or after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that registration lists and title information made available to contracting parties by the department of motor vehicles may not be used for purposes other than (i) issuance of manufacturer's warranty, safety recall or similar notices, or (ii) statistical compilations without the registrant's express consent.
2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5668A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to consent
for the use of registration lists and title information
PURPOSE:
To better protect the privacy of information contained in motor
vehicle records.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill would require that information contained in motor vehicle
registration files and sold to the highest responsible bidder(s) be
deleted from such file for all purposes other than motor vehicle
warranty and safety recall notices and statistical compilations,
unless the registrant has provided his or her express affirmative
written consent.
EXISTING LAW:
Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of § 201 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
authorizes the inclusion of registration information in the file sold
to the highest responsible bidder unless the registrant indicates his
2015-S5668A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5668--A
Cal. No. 1835
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 26, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, AMEDORE, FUNKE, HANNON, RITCHIE, ROBACH --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Transportation -- reported favorably from said
committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules --
ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to consent for
the use of registration lists and title information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 202 of the vehi-
cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1989, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The commissioner shall notify each vehicle registrant that the
registration information specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision
[has been or] will be furnished to the contracting party. The commis-
sioner shall inform each vehicle registrant when such registrant first
makes application for a vehicle registration or when such registrant
applies to renew an existing vehicle registration how to [achieve the
deletion of] PROVIDE EXPRESS AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT FOR such information
[from the contracting party's file] TO BE SHARED WITH THE CONTRACTING
PARTY WHEN SUCH INFORMATION IS TO BE USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE
LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH. The contract
between the commissioner and the contracting party shall provide that,
[upon the request of the registrant] UNLESS THE VEHICLE REGISTRANT HAS
PROVIDED EXPRESS AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT AS INDICATED IN A SEPARATE WRITTEN
AUTHORIZATION, made in such manner and in such form as shall be
prescribed by the commissioner, such registration information shall NOT
BE SHARED WITH THE CONTRACTING PARTY OR SHALL be deleted from the
contracting party's file for all purposes, except: (i) issuance of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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