New York S 5597: Relates to warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles

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S05597 Summary:

BILL NOS05597 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03541

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§198-a, 198-b & 198-c, Gen Bus L

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

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BILL NOS05597 

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1411

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.182

01/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/03/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/09/2026PASSED SENATE

02/09/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/09/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5597

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs 1 and 5 of subdivision (a) of section 198-a of
 2 the general business law, paragraph 1 as amended by chapter 530 of the
 3 laws of 1990, paragraph 5 as added by chapter 799 of the laws of 1986,
 4 are amended to read as follows:
 5 (1) ["Consumer"] "Purchaser" means the purchaser, lessee or transfer-
 6 ee, other than for purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle which is used
 7 primarily for personal, family or household, or commercial or business
 8 purposes and any other person entitled by the terms of the manufactur-
 9 er's warranty to enforce the obligations of such warranty;
 10 (5) "Lessee" means any [consumer] purchaser who leases a motor vehicle
 11 pursuant to a written lease agreement which provides that the lessee is
 12 responsible for repairs to such motor vehicle.
 13 § 2. Subdivision (b) of section 198-a of the general business law, as
 14 amended by chapter 279 of the laws of 1989, paragraph 1 as amended by
 15 chapter 217 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
 16 (b) (1) If a new motor vehicle which is sold and registered in this
 17 state does not conform to all express warranties during the first eigh-
 18 teen thousand miles of operation or during the period of two years
 19 following the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle to such
 20 [consumer] purchaser, whichever is the earlier date, the [consumer]
 21 purchaser shall during such period report the nonconformity, defect or
 22 condition to the manufacturer, its agent or its authorized dealer. If
 23 the notification is received by the manufacturer's agent or authorized
 24 dealer, the agent or dealer shall within seven days forward written
 25 notice thereof to the manufacturer by certified mail, return receipt

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07101-01-5

 S. 5597 2

 1 requested, and shall include in such notice a statement indicating
 2 whether or not such repairs have been undertaken. The manufacturer, its
 3 agent or its authorized dealer shall correct said nonconformity, defect
 4 or condition at no charge to the [consumer] purchaser, notwithstanding
 5 the fact that such repairs are made after the expiration of such period
 6 of operation or such two year period.
 7 (2) If a manufacturer's agent or authorized dealer refuses to under-
 8 take repairs within seven days of receipt of the notice by a [consumer]
 9 purchaser of a nonconformity, defect or condition pursuant to paragraph
 10 one of this subdivision, the [consumer] purchaser may immediately
 11 forward written notice of such refusal to the manufacturer by certified
 12 mail, return rece