Senate Bill S7972

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to used motor vehicle dealer education

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7972 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §419-b, V & T L; add §99-rr, St Fin L

2023-S7972 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes used motor vehicle dealer training programs to educate dealers on topics such as consumer protection and sales and use tax collection; permits trade organizations to apply to conduct training programs.

2023-S7972 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7972
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- 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 and the state  finance  law,
   in relation to used motor vehicle dealer education
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 419-b to read as follows:
   § 419-B. USED  MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER EDUCATION PROGRAM. 1. FOR PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL BE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) "DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, IF
 THEY ARE SELECTED BY AN ELIGIBLE USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER TO COMPLETE A
 TRAINING PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION:
   (I) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A LICENSED ELIGIBLE USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER
 OR A PARTNER OR OFFICER OF A LICENSED ELIGIBLE USED MOTOR VEHICLE  DEAL-
 ER; OR
   (II)  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS  AN EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSED ELIGIBLE USED
 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER, SUCH AS A GENERAL MANAGER, A SALES MANAGER, OR  AN
 EMPLOYEE  WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING TITLE DOCUMENTS FOR THE DEAL-
 ER.
   (B) "ELIGIBLE USED  MOTOR  VEHICLE  DEALER"  MEANS  A  PERSON  WHO  IS
 LICENSED AS A USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER, OR IS APPLYING FOR LICENSURE AS
 A  USED  MOTOR  VEHICLE  DEALER, AND IS NOT AN OWNER, PARTNER, CORPORATE
 OFFICER, OR DIRECTOR OF A LICENSED NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER  OR  SEEKING
 LICENSURE  AS AN OWNER, PARTNER, CORPORATE OFFICER, OR DIRECTOR OF A NEW
 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER.
   (C) "FUND" MEANS THE USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER TRAINING  PROGRAM  FUND
 CREATED UNDER SECTION NINETY-NINE-RR OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   (D) "QUALIFIED TRADE ORGANIZATION" MEANS A BONA FIDE NONPROFIT MEMBER-
 SHIP  ORGANIZATION  THAT IS BASED IN THIS STATE, THAT HAS BEEN IN EXIST-
 ENCE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, AND WHOSE MEMBERS ARE  PRIMARILY  ELIGIBLE
 USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11872-02-3
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