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A01385 Summary:

BILL NOA01385A

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SAME ASSAME AS S00516-B

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRTaylor, Shimsky

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §398-d, V & T L

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Requires motor vehicle repair shops to disclose whether parts supplied are under warranty and the estimate for all parts and labor; provides that no work can be done without the consent of the customer; provides for fines for violations of such provisions.

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BILL NOA01385A

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01/09/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

03/16/2026amend and recommit to transportation

03/16/2026print number 1385a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1385--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, TAYLOR, SHIMSKY -- 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 committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring
 motor vehicle repair shops to disclose certain information to custom-
 ers

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 398-d of the vehicle and
 2 traffic law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 1996
 3 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, are
 4 amended and a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
 5 1. All work done by a motor vehicle repair shop shall be recorded on
 6 an invoice and shall describe all service work done and parts supplied.
 7 If any used parts are supplied, the invoice shall clearly state that
 8 fact. If any component system installed is composed of new and used
 9 parts, such invoice shall clearly state that fact. If any body parts are
 10 supplied to a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight not in excess of eigh-
 11 teen thousand pounds, the invoice shall clearly state whether such parts
 12 were manufactured as original equipment parts for the vehicle, or were
 13 manufactured as non-original replacement parts or are used parts. If
 14 any parts or labor supplied are covered under shop warranty, such
 15 invoice shall clearly state that fact, and a copy of the work order
 16 information and shop warranty of such parts or labor shall be displayed
 17 on such invoice. One copy of the invoice shall be given to the customer
 18 and one copy shall be retained by the motor vehicle repair shop. For the
 19 purposes of insuring that the repairs described on the work invoice have
 20 been performed, every customer and [his] such customer's representative
 21 or a representative of an insurance company where such company has paid

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02196-05-6

 A. 1385--A 2

 1 or is liable to pay a claim for damage to such customer's motor vehicle
 2 shall have a right to inspect the repaired motor vehicle. Such right of
 3 inspection shall also include the right to inspect all replaced parts
 4 and components thereof, except warranty or exchange parts. Provided,
 5 however, the exception for warranty or exchange parts from the right of
 6 inspection shall not apply to replacement inflatable restraint systems.
 7 Any such inspection by an insurer shall be made in a manner consistent
 8 with the requirements of sections two thousand six hundred one and three
 9 thousand four hundred eleven of the insurance law. The motor vehicle
 10 repair shop shall make available to the customer, upon timely written
 11 demand, or for such work authorized over the telephone, shall keep until
 12 the customer's motor vehicle is retrieved, all replaced parts, compo-
 13 nents or equipment excepting any parts, components or equipment normally
 14 sold on an exchange basis or subject to a warranty.
 15 2. [Upon the request of any customer, a] A motor vehicle repair shop
 16 shall make an estimate