Senate Bill S5688

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a fixed fee for the purchase of registration lists and title information

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  • 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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2025-S5688 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7868
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, V & T L

2025-S5688 - Summary

Provides that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall affix a cost for the sale of registration lists and title information or other records in bulk at the annual cost not to exceed $1,520,000; authorizes such commissioner to impose other requirements; makes related provisions.

2025-S5688 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5688 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5688
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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, in relation to establishing
   a fixed fee for the purchase of registration lists and title  informa-
   tion

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 202 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of 1989, the subdivision head-
 ing  and paragraphs (a) and (e) as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of
 1995, and paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 293 of the laws  of  1989,
 is amended and a new subdivision 5-a is added to read as follows:
   4.  Registration  lists  and  title  information. (a) The commissioner
 shall have discretion to contract with  [the  highest  responsible]  ANY
 SUCCESSFUL  bidder  or  bidders  to furnish the registration information
 specified in this section from the records of all vehicle  registrations
 from  any  registration  period, or number of periods not exceeding five
 years in the aggregate, with respect to a given territory or information
 on titles. In such event, the fees provided by this  section  shall  not
 apply  to  copies of records furnished under any such contract. Any such
 contract entered into by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall
 not be for a term of more than two  years  and  shall  contain  language
 prohibiting  [the]  ANY  successful bidder OR BIDDERS from assigning the
 contract and from any use or resale of the  information  received  which
 use  or  resale  is  contrary  to  the public policy of this state or is
 contrary to the public morals or welfare. In addition, any such sale  of
 registration information shall be limited to only that part of the vehi-
 cle registration records describing the name and address of the owner of
 the  vehicle  and  the  make, model, year, weight, body style, number of
 passengers and cylinders, fuel, license number, type of registration and
 transaction, validation and expiration date and  vehicle  identification
 number of the vehicle.
   (A-1)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL AFFIX A COST FOR THE SALE OF SUCH LISTS
 OR OTHER RECORDS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN  BULK
 
              

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2025-S5688A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7868
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202, V & T L

2025-S5688A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall affix a cost for the sale of registration lists and title information or other records in bulk at the annual cost not to exceed $1,520,000; authorizes such commissioner to impose other requirements; makes related provisions.

2025-S5688A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5688A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5688--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. COONEY, GRIFFO, OBERACKER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation  --  reported favorably from said committee and committed to
   the Committee  on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   a  fixed fee for the purchase of registration lists and title informa-
   tion
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of section 202 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of 1989, the subdivision head-
 ing and paragraphs (a) and (e) as amended by chapter 496 of the laws  of
 1995,  and  paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1989,
 is amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   4. Registration lists and  title  information.  (a)  The  commissioner
 shall  have  discretion  to  contract with [the highest responsible] ANY
 SUCCESSFUL bidder or bidders to  furnish  the  registration  information
 specified  in this section from the records of all vehicle registrations
 from any registration period, or number of periods  not  exceeding  five
 years in the aggregate, with respect to a given territory or information
 on  titles.  In  such event, the fees provided by this section shall not
 apply to copies of records furnished under any such contract.  Any  such
 contract entered into by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall
 not  be  for  a  term  of more than two years and shall contain language
 prohibiting [the] ANY successful bidder OR BIDDERS  from  assigning  the
 contract  and  from  any use or resale of the information received which
 use or resale is contrary to the public  policy  of  this  state  or  is
 contrary  to the public morals or welfare. In addition, any such sale of
 registration information shall be limited to only that part of the vehi-
 cle registration records describing the name and address of the owner of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09568-02-5
              

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