New York A 3976: Allow a vehicle registration to transfer on death

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A03976 Summary:

BILL NOA03976 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §401-c, V & T L

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Allow a vehicle registration to transfer on death at the election of the vehicle owner.

Go to top A03976 Actions:

BILL NOA03976 

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01/30/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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Go to topA03976 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3976

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing a
 transfer on death option for vehicle registrations

 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 section 401-c to read as follows:
 3 § 401-c. Transfer on death registration. 1. At the request of the
 4 owner, the certificate of title may contain, by attachment, a transfer
 5 on death provision where the owner may designate a beneficiary of the
 6 vehicle.
 7 2. The commissioner shall create a form to accomplish the purposes of
 8 subdivision one of this section.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07585-01-5

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