Senate Bill S1631

2019-2020 Legislative Session

The Anthony Amoros Law; relates to disclosure of airbag defects for certain vehicles

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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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2019-S1631 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4470
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4731, A5272
2021-2022: S1835

2019-S1631 - Summary

Requires disclosure of a missing or non-functional airbag for certain vehicles at resale or auction.

2019-S1631 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1631 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1631
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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  missing  or
   non-functioning airbags in certain vehicles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "Anthony
 Amoros Law".
   §  2.  Subdivision  3  of  section  23  of the general business law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F. NO MOTOR VEHICLE, WHICH HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER
 FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN, SHALL BE  SOLD  BY  AN  AUTOMOBILE
 AUCTIONEER UNLESS HE OR SHE HAS DISCLOSED TO THE BUYER WHETHER THE VEHI-
 CLE, TO THE BEST OF THE AUTOMOBILE AUCTIONEER'S KNOWLEDGE, IS MISSING AN
 INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM  OR  CONTAINS A NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE
 RESTRAINT SYSTEM. IF THE VEHICLE  IS  MISSING  AN  INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT
 SYSTEM  OR  CONTAINS  A  NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM THE
 DISCLOSURE OF THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE'S  INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM
 SHALL  BE MADE BY THE AUCTIONEER (I) IN A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE MADE IN NOT
 LESS THAT TEN-POINT BOLD FACE TYPE AND APPEARING ON  THE  FRONT  OF  THE
 SALES  CONTRACT,  RECEIPT, INVOICE, OR OTHER DOCUMENT USED IN CONNECTION
 WITH THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE THAT SHALL SET FORTH WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS
 MISSING AN INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM  OR  CONTAINS  A  NON-FUNCTIONING
 INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT SYSTEM; AND (II) IF BY AFFIXING A CONSPICUOUS SIGN
 TO THE WINDSHIELD OF EACH VEHICLE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD OR MADE  AVAIL-
 ABLE  FOR INSPECTION PRIOR TO AUCTION THAT SHALL DISCLOSE THAT THE VEHI-
 CLE EITHER IS MISSING AN INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR CONTAINS A  NON-
 FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05557-01-9

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2019-S1631A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4470
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4731, A5272
2021-2022: S1835

2019-S1631A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires disclosure of a missing or non-functional airbag for certain vehicles at resale or auction.

2019-S1631A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1631A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1631--A
     Cal. No. 687
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, BOYLE, CARLUCCI, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, MONT-
   GOMERY,  PARKER,  PERSAUD  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to
   the  Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to missing or
   non-functioning airbags in certain vehicles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "Anthony
 Amoros Law".
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section  23  of  the  general  business  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  (1)  NO  MOTOR  VEHICLE,  WHICH  HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER
 SEPTEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN,  SHALL  BE  SOLD  BY  AN
 AUTOMOBILE AUCTIONEER UNLESS HE OR SHE HAS DISCLOSED TO THE BUYER WHETH-
 ER  THE  VEHICLE IS MISSING AN INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR CONTAINS A
 NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. IF THE VEHICLE  IS  MISSING
 AN  INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM OR CONTAINS A NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE
 RESTRAINT SYSTEM THE DISCLOSURE OF THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE'S  INFLATA-
 BLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM  SHALL BE MADE BY THE AUCTIONEER (I) IN A WRITTEN
 DISCLOSURE MADE IN NOT LESS THAN TEN-POINT BOLD FACE TYPE AND  APPEARING
 ON  THE FRONT OF THE SALES CONTRACT, RECEIPT, INVOICE, OR OTHER DOCUMENT
 USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE  THAT  SHALL  SET  FORTH
 WHETHER  THE  VEHICLE  IS  MISSING  AN  INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM OR
 CONTAINS A NON-FUNCTIONING INFLATABLE  RESTRAINT  SYSTEM;  AND  (II)  BY
 AFFIXING  A  CONSPICUOUS  SIGN TO THE WINDSHIELD OF EACH VEHICLE OFFERED
 FOR SALE, SOLD OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION PRIOR  TO  AUCTION  THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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