Assembly Bill A1932C

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to designating new automotive broker businesses

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A1932 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4332
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§736, 736-a, 738, 740-a, 741, 741-b & 743, add §741-c, Gen Bus L; amd §415, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6655
2023-2024: A3499, S5445

2021-A1932 - Summary

Requires registration of new automotive broker businesses; enacts various provisions relating to conduct of such businesses; defines certain deceptive practices; establishes rights of action and penalties.

2021-A1932 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1932
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL, ABBATE, STIRPE, REYES, TAYLOR, CYMBROW-
   ITZ, DICKENS, ENGLEBRIGHT, D. ROSENTHAL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED,  DeSTEFANO,
   RAMOS,  MIKULIN,  SAYEGH,  SMITH,  WILLIAMS,  COOK,  ABINANTI,  QUART,
   SEAWRIGHT, REILLY, B. MILLER, ROZIC, FERNANDEZ, EPSTEIN, CRUZ,  STECK,
   PHEFFER AMATO,  PICHARDO,  RA,  BENEDETTO,  BYRNE,  JACOBSON, HYNDMAN,
   PERRY, THIELE, SOLAGES, LAVINE, STERN,  GRIFFIN,  JONES,  BUTTENSCHON,
   BRAUNSTEIN,  FALL,  FRONTUS,  PAULIN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  WALLACE,  DILAN,
   AUBRY, JEAN-PIERRE, DARLING, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.
   DE LA ROSA,  FITZPATRICK,  HEVESI,  SIMON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, the vehicle  and  traffic  law
   and  the personal property law, in relation to designating new automo-
   tive broker businesses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 736 of the general business law,
 as amended by chapter 28 of the laws of  2018,  is  amended  and  a  new
 subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
   1.  "Automobile  broker  business"  means  any  person who, for a fee,
 commission or other valuable consideration, regardless of  whether  such
 fee, commission, or consideration is paid directly by a consumer, offers
 to  provide,  provides,  or  represents  that  he  or she will provide a
 service of purchasing, arranging, assisting, facilitating  or  effecting
 the purchase or lease of an automobile as agent, broker, or intermediary
 for a consumer. "Automobile broker business" does not include any person
 registered as a NEW MOTOR VEHICLE dealer OR QUALIFIED DEALER pursuant to
 article sixteen of the vehicle and traffic law nor any bona fide employ-
 ee  of  a  registered NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER OR QUALIFIED dealer while
 acting for such NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER OR  QUALIFIED  dealer,  or  any
 person  who  sells, offers for sale or lease or acts as agent, broker or
 intermediary in effecting the purchase or lease of three or fewer  auto-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A1932A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4332
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§736, 736-a, 738, 740-a, 741, 741-b & 743, add §741-c, Gen Bus L; amd §415, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6655
2023-2024: A3499, S5445

2021-A1932A - Summary

Requires registration of new automotive broker businesses; enacts various provisions relating to conduct of such businesses; defines certain deceptive practices; establishes rights of action and penalties.

2021-A1932A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1932--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL, ABBATE, STIRPE, REYES, TAYLOR, CYMBROW-
   ITZ, DICKENS, ENGLEBRIGHT, D. ROSENTHAL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED,  DeSTEFANO,
   RAMOS,  MIKULIN,  SAYEGH,  SMITH,  WILLIAMS,  COOK,  ABINANTI,  QUART,
   SEAWRIGHT, REILLY, B. MILLER, ROZIC, FERNANDEZ, EPSTEIN, CRUZ,  STECK,
   PHEFFER AMATO,  PICHARDO,  RA,  BENEDETTO,  BYRNE,  JACOBSON, HYNDMAN,
   PERRY, THIELE, SOLAGES, LAVINE, STERN,  GRIFFIN,  JONES,  BUTTENSCHON,
   BRAUNSTEIN,  FALL,  FRONTUS,  PAULIN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  WALLACE,  DILAN,
   AUBRY, JEAN-PIERRE, DARLING, WALKER, ANDERSON, JACKSON --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  -- M. of A.  DE LA ROSA, FITZPATRICK, HEVESI, SIMON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and  Protection
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, the vehicle  and  traffic  law
   and  the personal property law, in relation to designating new automo-
   tive broker businesses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 736 of the general business law,
 as amended by chapter 28 of the laws of 2018,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  "Automobile  broker  business"  means  any  person who, for a fee,
 commission or other valuable consideration, regardless of  whether  such
 fee, commission, or consideration is paid directly by a consumer, offers
 to  provide,  provides,  or  represents  that  he  or she will provide a
 service of purchasing, arranging, assisting, facilitating  or  effecting
 the purchase or lease of an automobile as agent, broker, or intermediary
 for a consumer. "Automobile broker business" does not include any person
 registered as a NEW MOTOR VEHICLE dealer OR QUALIFIED DEALER pursuant to
 article sixteen of the vehicle and traffic law nor any bona fide employ-
 ee  of  a  registered NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER OR QUALIFIED dealer while
 acting for such NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER OR  QUALIFIED  dealer,  or  any
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A1932B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4332
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§736, 736-a, 738, 740-a, 741, 741-b & 743, add §741-c, Gen Bus L; amd §415, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6655
2023-2024: A3499, S5445

2021-A1932B - Summary

Requires registration of new automotive broker businesses; enacts various provisions relating to conduct of such businesses; defines certain deceptive practices; establishes rights of action and penalties.

2021-A1932B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1932--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL, ABBATE, STIRPE, REYES, TAYLOR, CYMBROW-
   ITZ, DICKENS, ENGLEBRIGHT, D. ROSENTHAL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED,  DeSTEFANO,
   RAMOS,  MIKULIN,  SAYEGH,  SMITH,  WILLIAMS,  COOK,  ABINANTI,  QUART,
   SEAWRIGHT, REILLY, B. MILLER, ROZIC, FERNANDEZ, EPSTEIN, CRUZ,  STECK,
   PHEFFER AMATO,  PICHARDO,  RA,  BENEDETTO,  BYRNE,  JACOBSON, HYNDMAN,
   PERRY, THIELE, SOLAGES, LAVINE, STERN,  GRIFFIN,  JONES,  BUTTENSCHON,
   BRAUNSTEIN,  FALL,  FRONTUS,  PAULIN,  L. ROSENTHAL,  WALLACE,  DILAN,
   AUBRY, JEAN-PIERRE, DARLING, WALKER, ANDERSON, JACKSON --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  -- M. of A.  DE LA ROSA, FITZPATRICK, HEVESI, SIMON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and  Protection
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said  commit-
   tee  with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to
   said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law and  the  vehicle  and  traffic
   law, in relation to designating new automotive broker businesses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 736 of the general  business  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  28  of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. "Automobile broker business" means  any  person  who,  for  a  fee,
 commission  or  other valuable consideration, regardless of whether such
 fee, commission, or consideration is paid directly by a consumer, offers
 to provide, provides, or represents  that  he  or  she  will  provide  a
 service  of  purchasing, arranging, assisting, facilitating or effecting
 the purchase or lease of an automobile as agent, broker, or intermediary
 for a consumer. "Automobile broker business" does not include any person
 registered as a NEW MOTOR VEHICLE dealer OR QUALIFIED DEALER pursuant to
 article sixteen of the vehicle and traffic law,  ANY  PERSON  REGISTERED
 UNDER  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTEEN-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2021-A1932C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4332
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§736, 736-a, 738, 740-a, 741, 741-b & 743, add §741-c, Gen Bus L; amd §415, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6655
2023-2024: A3499, S5445

2021-A1932C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires registration of new automotive broker businesses; enacts various provisions relating to conduct of such businesses; defines certain deceptive practices; establishes rights of action and penalties.

2021-A1932C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1932--C
                                                          Cal. No. 88
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL, ABBATE, STIRPE, REYES, TAYLOR, CYMBROW-
   ITZ, DICKENS, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, DeSTEFANO,  RAMOS,  MIKU-
   LIN,  SAYEGH, SMITH, WILLIAMS, COOK, ABINANTI, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, REIL-
   LY, B. MILLER, ROZIC, FERNANDEZ, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, STECK,  PHEFFER AMATO,
   RA,  BENEDETTO,  BYRNE,  JACOBSON,  HYNDMAN,  THIELE, SOLAGES, LAVINE,
   STERN, GRIFFIN, JONES, BUTTENSCHON, BRAUNSTEIN, FALL, FRONTUS, PAULIN,
   L. ROSENTHAL, WALLACE, DILAN,  AUBRY,  JEAN-PIERRE,  DARLING,  WALKER,
   ANDERSON, JACKSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FITZPATRICK, HEVE-
   SI,  SIMON  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Consumer
   Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
   reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third read-
   ing -- passed by Assembly and delivered to the Senate,  recalled  from
   the  Senate,  vote  reconsidered,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place on the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the general business law and  the  vehicle  and  traffic
   law, in relation to designating new automotive broker businesses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 736 of the general  business  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  28  of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. "Automobile broker business" means  any  person  who,  for  a  fee,
 commission  or  other valuable consideration, regardless of whether such
 fee, commission, or consideration is paid directly by a consumer, offers
 to provide, provides, or represents  that  he  or  she  will  provide  a
 service  of  purchasing, arranging, assisting, facilitating or effecting
 the purchase or lease of an automobile as agent, broker, or intermediary
 for a consumer. "Automobile broker business" does not include any person
 registered as a NEW MOTOR VEHICLE dealer OR QUALIFIED DEALER pursuant to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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