NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3432

Senate Bill S3432

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2020 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 08, 2020	referred to consumer protection
Feb 06, 2019	referred to consumer protection

2019-S3432 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4952
Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §198-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S7499, A9676
2015-2016: S320, A100
2017-2018: S1623, A962

2019-S3432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2021 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack.

2019-S3432 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 3432                                                  A. 4952
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, McDONOUGH, ENGLEBRIGHT  --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Consumer Affairs and
   Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing  that
   new  passenger-type  motor  vehicles  shall be offered for sale with a
   spare tire and jack
 
   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
 198-d to read as follows:
   §  198-D.  SPARE  TIRE AND JACK REQUIRED. (A) EVERY NEW PASSENGER-TYPE
 MOTOR VEHICLE, EXCEPT A MOTORCYCLE, MANUFACTURED FOR SALE  IN  NEW  YORK
 STATE  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE SHALL BE
 OFFERED FOR SALE WITH A SPARE  TIRE  AND  JACK.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION:
   (1) "PASSENGER-TYPE MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A
 SEATING CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN EIGHT ADULTS;
   (2)  "SPARE  TIRE"  SHALL MEAN A TIRE MOUNTED ON A WHEEL AND INFLATED,
 WHICH IS EITHER ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE  OR  STOWED
 IN  A COMPARTMENT WITHIN SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE. A SPARE TIRE MAY BE A FULL-
 SIZE TIRE OR A TEMPORARY TIRE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "DONUT"; AND
   (3) "JACK" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE CAPABLE OF RAISING OR LIFTING  A  MOTOR
 VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING ANY TIRE ON SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE.
   (B) ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY ANY MANUFACTUR-
 ER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL CONSTITUTE AN OFFENSE AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE
 BY  A  CIVIL  FINE OF NOT MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH
 OFFENSE.

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

                                                            LBD03166-01-9

 S. 3432                             2                            A. 4952
 
   (C) ANY BUYER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  SECTION  MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF
 THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT THE WAIVER IS MADE IN WRITING AND A COPY  OF
 SUCH WAIVER CONTAINING THE BUYER'S SIGNATURE IS PROVIDED TO SUCH BUYER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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