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Senate Bill S6537

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits motor vehicle dealers from advertising lease specials for a limited number of in stock vehicles which meet the advertised vehicle specifications

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2015-S6537 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4100
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง349-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7718
2017-2018: S1681, A2867
2019-2020: A4195

2015-S6537 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits motor vehicle dealers from advertising lease specials for a limited number of in stock vehicles which meet the advertised vehicle specifications.

2015-S6537 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6537

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  prohibiting
  motor  vehicle  dealers  from advertising lease specials for a limited
  number of in stock vehicles which meet the advertised vehicle specifi-
  cations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
349-f to read as follows:
  S  349-F.  ANY ADVERTISEMENT BY A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER ADVERTISING THE
AMOUNT OF A LEASE SHALL APPLY TO ALL MOTOR VEHICLES IN STOCK AT THE TIME
THE ADVERTISEMENT WAS PLACED WHICH SHALL MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF  THE
ADVERTISED VEHICLE. SUCH ADVERTISEMENT MAY NOT BE RESTRICTED TO A LIMIT-
ED  NUMBER  OF SUCH VEHICLES WHICH MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ADVER-
TISED VEHICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08008-01-5

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