Senate Bill S1623A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2020 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1623 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A962
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §198-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7499, A9676
2015-2016: S320, A100
2019-2020: S3432, A4952

2017-S1623 - Summary

Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2020 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack.

2017-S1623 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1623 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 1623                                                   A. 962
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to providing that
   new passenger-type motor vehicles shall be offered  for  sale  with  a
   spare tire and jack
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 198-d to read as follows:
   § 198-D. SPARE TIRE AND JACK REQUIRED. (A)  EVERY  NEW  PASSENGER-TYPE
 MOTOR  VEHICLE,  EXCEPT  A MOTORCYCLE, MANUFACTURED FOR SALE IN NEW YORK
 STATE ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN SHALL BE  OFFERED
 FOR SALE WITH A SPARE TIRE AND JACK. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (1) "PASSENGER-TYPE MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A
 SEATING CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN EIGHT ADULTS;
   (2)  "SPARE  TIRE"  SHALL MEAN A TIRE MOUNTED ON A WHEEL AND INFLATED,
 WHICH IS EITHER ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE  OR  STOWED
 IN  A COMPARTMENT WITHIN SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE. A SPARE TIRE MAY BE A FULL-
 SIZE TIRE OR A TEMPORARY TIRE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "DONUT"; AND
   (3) "JACK" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE CAPABLE OF RAISING OR LIFTING  A  MOTOR
 VEHICLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING ANY TIRE ON SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE.
   (B) ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BY ANY MANUFACTUR-
 ER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL CONSTITUTE AN OFFENSE AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE
 BY  A  CIVIL  FINE OF NOT MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH
 OFFENSE.
   (C) ANY BUYER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  SECTION  MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2017-S1623A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A962
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §198-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7499, A9676
2015-2016: S320, A100
2019-2020: S3432, A4952

2017-S1623A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that new passenger-type motor vehicles manufactured for sale in New York state on or after January 1, 2020 shall be offered for sale with a spare tire and jack.

2017-S1623A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1623A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 1623--A                                             A. 962--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Consumer
   Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer  Protection  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, McDONOUGH -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recom-
   mitted  to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accord-
   ance 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 general business law, in relation to providing  that
   new  passenger-type  motor  vehicles  shall be offered for sale with a
   spare tire and jack
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 198-d to read as follows:
   §  198-D.  SPARE  TIRE AND JACK REQUIRED. (A) EVERY NEW PASSENGER-TYPE
 MOTOR VEHICLE, EXCEPT A MOTORCYCLE, MANUFACTURED FOR SALE  IN  NEW  YORK
 STATE  ON  OR  AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SHALL BE OFFERED
 FOR SALE WITH A SPARE TIRE AND JACK. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (1) "PASSENGER-TYPE MOTOR VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A
 SEATING CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN EIGHT ADULTS;
   (2) "SPARE TIRE" SHALL MEAN A TIRE MOUNTED ON A  WHEEL  AND  INFLATED,
 WHICH  IS  EITHER ATTACHED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR STOWED
 IN A COMPARTMENT WITHIN SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE. A SPARE TIRE MAY BE A  FULL-
 SIZE TIRE OR A TEMPORARY TIRE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A "DONUT"; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02107-02-8

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