Senate Bill S410

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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-S410 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2226
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§198-a, 198-b & 198-c, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8352
2015-2016: A1834
2017-2018: A538
2019-2020: S4427, A3686
2021-2022: S192, A391

2023-S410 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides certain warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles; includes commercial and business purchasers under the Lemon Law.

2023-S410 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    410
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  THOMAS, COMRIE, JACKSON, MAY, MYRIE, SEPULVEDA --
   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 warranties and
   protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs 1 and 5 of subdivision (a) of section 198-a of
 the general business law, paragraph 1 as amended by chapter 530  of  the
 laws  of  1990, paragraph 5 as added by chapter 799 of the laws of 1986,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (1) ["Consumer"] "PURCHASER" means the purchaser, lessee or  transfer-
 ee,  other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle which is used
 primarily for personal, family or household, OR COMMERCIAL  OR  BUSINESS
 purposes  and  any other person entitled by the terms of the manufactur-
 er's warranty to enforce the obligations of such warranty;
   (5) "Lessee" means any [consumer] PURCHASER who leases a motor vehicle
 pursuant to a written lease agreement which provides that the lessee  is
 responsible for repairs to such motor vehicle.
   §  2. Subdivision (b) of section 198-a of the general business law, as
 amended by chapter 279 of the laws of 1989, paragraph 1  as  amended  by
 chapter 217 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  (1)  If  a new motor vehicle which is sold and registered in this
 state does not conform to all express warranties during the first  eigh-
 teen  thousand  miles  of  operation  or  during the period of two years
 following the date of original delivery of the  motor  vehicle  to  such
 [consumer]  PURCHASER,  whichever  is  the  earlier date, the [consumer]
 PURCHASER shall during such period report the nonconformity,  defect  or
 condition  to  the  manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer. If
 the notification is received by the manufacturer's agent  or  authorized
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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