New York A 9296: Authorizes the village of Chester to impose a hotel and motel tax; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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A09296 Summary:

BILL NOA09296A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORColton

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §384, V & T L; add §62-a, Gen Bus L

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Requires catalytic converters to be indelibly marked or engraved with the vehicle identification number of the vehicle on which such catalytic converter is installed; requires junk dealers to obtain and record certain information and documentation when receiving a motor vehicle catalytic converter that is not attached to the motor vehicle.

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BILL NOA09296A

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12/10/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

01/23/2026amend and recommit to transportation

01/23/2026print number 9296a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9296--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
 accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 catalytic converters to be indelibly marked or engraved with vehicle
 identification numbers; and to amend the general business law, in
 relation to requiring junk dealers to obtain certain information and
 documentation upon receipt of a catalytic converter

 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 384 to read as follows:
 3 § 384. Catalytic converters. 1. For the purposes of this section,
 4 "catalytic converter" means an exhaust emission control device which
 5 modifies exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine by catalyzing a
 6 redox reaction.
 7 2. No retail dealer shall sell a new or used motor vehicle or parts of
 8 vehicles for which a certificate of title has been issued by the commis-
 9 sioner or which would be eligible to have such a certificate of title
 10 issued unless the vehicle catalytic converter has been indelibly marked
 11 or engraved with the vehicle identification number of the vehicle.
 12 3. A retail dealer found to have violated a provision of this section
 13 shall be guilty of a violation and liable for a fine of not more than
 14 one thousand dollars for each violation.
 15 § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 62-a
 16 to read as follows:
 17 § 62-a. Receipt of catalytic converters. 1. No junk dealer, junk yard
 18 owner or operator, or scrap metal processor or scrap metal processing
 19 facility as described in article six-C of this chapter may receive a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14083-03-6

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 1 catalytic converter of a motor vehicle that is not attached to such
 2 motor vehicle unless such processor, dealer, owner, operator processor
 3 or facility, at the time of receipt:
 4 a. records the place and date of the transaction, a description of the
 5 catalytic converter, including item type and identification number, if
 6 any, and the amount paid for the catalytic converter;
 7 b. records a description of the seller and the seller's name, resi-
 8 dence address and motor vehicle operator's license or identity card
 9 number or, if the seller is a business, the name, address and telephone
 10 number of the business;
 11 c. records the number plate of the motor vehicle used to transport the
 12 catalytic converter to the licensee;
 13 d. obtains from the seller a statement: (i) that the seller is the
 14 owner of such catalytic converter; or (ii) identifying the name of the
 15 person from whom the seller obtained the catalytic converter, as shown
 16 on a signed transfer document; and
 17 e. takes a clear photograph or video of the seller, the motor vehicle
 18 operator's license or identity card of the seller and the catalytic
 19 converter.
 20 2. The commissioner