New York S 9754: Relates to imposing certain restrictions on catalytic converters

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S09754 Summary:

BILL NOS09754 

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SPONSORCOONEY

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Add Art 12-E §399-u, §415-d, V & T L; amd §§69-e, 69-g & 69-i, ren §69-h to be §69-i, add §§69-h & 69-j, Gen
Bus L; amd §2336, Ins L

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Imposes certain restrictions on catalytic converters; requires all vehicle catalytic converters to be indelibly marked or engraved with a readily observable vehicle serial number; provides a reduction in premium charges for certain motor vehicle liability, comprehensive and collision insurance rates with respect to automobiles equipped with a catalytic converter which contains the vehicle identification number of the vehicle.

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BILL NOS09754 

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9754

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
 ___________

 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, the general business law
 and the insurance law, in relation to imposing certain restrictions on
 catalytic converters

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 12-E to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 12-E
 4 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
 5 Section 399-u. Catalytic converters.
 6 § 399-u. Catalytic converters. 1. For the purposes of this article the
 7 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 8 (a) "Catalytic converter" means an exhaust emission control device
 9 which modifies exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine by cata-
 10 lyzing a redox reaction.
 11 (b) "Used or scrap catalytic converter" means a catalytic converter
 12 that was previously installed in a vehicle and which has been removed
 13 from such vehicle in whole or in part.
 14 2. A used or scrap catalytic converter shall only be purchased or
 15 otherwise accepted by an entity which is licensed as either a scrap
 16 processor or as a vehicle dismantler pursuant to this chapter.
 17 3. A scrap processor or vehicle dismantler which purchases one or more
 18 used or scrap catalytic converters shall:
 19 (a) Record the date of purchase, the name of the seller, and the sell-
 20 er's residential or business address;
 21 (b) Make and retain a copy of the government issued photographic iden-
 22 tification card used to verify the identity of any natural person from
 23 whom such used or scrap catalytic converters were purchased; and
 24 (c) Record the vehicle identification number, if any, affixed to each
 25 such used or scrap catalytic converter purchased from a seller.
 26 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 27 415-d to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04241-03-6

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 1 § 415-d. Catalytic converter vehicle identification number require-
 2 ments. No retail dealer shall sell a new or used motor vehicle or parts
 3 of vehicles for which a certificate of title has been issued by the
 4 commissioner or which would be eligible to have such a certificate of
 5 title issued unless the vehicle catalytic converter has been indelibly
 6 marked or engraved with the vehicle identification number of the vehi-
 7 cle.
 8 § 3. Section 69-e of the general business law, as added by chapter 431
 9 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
 10 § 69-e. Definitions. 1. "Scrap metal processing facility" shall mean
 11 an establishment engaged primarily in the purchase, processing and ship-
 12 ment of ferrous and/or non-ferrous scrap[, the end product of which is
 13 the production of raw material for remelting purposes for steel mills,
 14 foundaries, smelters, refiners, and similar users] metal and/or end of
 15 life vehicles but shall not include a redemption center, dealer or
 16 distributor as such terms are defined in section 27-1003 of the environ-
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