New York A 8594: Relates to the lemon law applied to new or used motor vehicles

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A08594 Summary:

BILL NOA08594A

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Relates to the lemon law applied to the purchase or lease of new or used motor vehicles; updates and amends provisions of the lemon law relating to mileage, fines and arbitration procedures, and notices to consumers.

Go to top A08594 Actions:

BILL NOA08594A

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05/22/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

05/27/2025reported referred to codes

06/09/2025reported referred to rules

06/11/2025reported 

06/11/2025rules report cal.638

06/11/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.638

01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.215

05/06/2026amended on third reading (t) 8594a

Go to topA08594 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:15/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinAye

FallExcusedMillerAye

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoAye

ForrestAyeBolognaAye

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezAye

CunninghamAye

TorresAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/09/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAbsent

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/11/2025AYE/NAY:19/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliExcusedReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08594 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08594 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8594--A
 Cal. No. 215

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. P. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- ordered to a third
 reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
 order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the lemon law
 applied to new and used motor vehicles

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs 2, 4, 7 and 8 of subdivision (a) of section
 2 198-a of the general business law, paragraph 2 as amended by chapter 485
 3 of the laws of 2003 and paragraphs 4, 7 and 8 as added by chapter 799 of
 4 the laws of 1986, are amended and two new paragraphs 9 and 10 are added
 5 to read as follows:
 6 (2) "Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle excluding off-road vehicles,
 7 which was subject to a manufacturer's express warranty at the time of
 8 original delivery to a consumer and [either] (i) was purchased, leased,
 9 or registered or transferred in this state within either the first
 10 [eighteen] thirty-six thousand miles of operation or [two] three years
 11 from the date of original delivery to a consumer, whichever is earlier,
 12 or (ii) is registered in this state;
 13 (4) "Mileage deduction formula" means the mileage which is in excess
 14 of [twelve] twenty-four thousand miles times the purchase price, or the
 15 lease price if applicable, of the vehicle divided by [one] two hundred
 16 thousand miles.
 17 (7) "Service fees" means the portion of a lease [payment] payments
 18 attributable to:
 19 (i) [an amount for earned interest calculated on the rental payments]
 20 a percentage of the lease payments previously paid to the lessor for the
 21 leased vehicle at an annual rate equal to two points above the prime
 22 rate in effect on the date of the execution of the lease; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13190-03-6

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 1 (ii) any insurance or other costs expended by the lessor for the bene-
 2 fit of the lessee.
 3 (8) "Capitalized cost" me