Senate Bill S6242

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the expiration of vehicle registrations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

  • 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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2025-S6242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2679
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §401, V & T L

2025-S6242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that vehicle registrations, reregistrations and renewals shall expire upon the last day of the month in which the registration is valid.

2025-S6242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6242
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the  expira-
   tion of vehicle registrations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 401 of the  vehicle
 and  traffic  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 137 of the laws of 1989, is
 amended to read as follows:
   a. Registrations, reregistrations and renewals shall take effect  [and
 expire]  on  dates  determined by the commissioner AND SHALL EXPIRE UPON
 THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THE REGISTRATION IS VALID.   However,
 where  the  expiration date of the registration of any vehicle, except a
 taxi or an omnibus, falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state  holiday,  such
 registration  shall  be  valid  for  the operation of such vehicle until
 midnight of the next day on which state offices shall be open for  busi-
 ness.  Provided,  however,  that  renewal  of a registration may be used
 preceding the expiration date of such registration including such  expi-
 ration  date.  Provided, further, however, that where the required proof
 of registration consists of an expired registration for the  same  vehi-
 cle, issued to the same person applying for the registration or renewal,
 and the expired registration certificate and number plates and date tags
 issued for such registration had not been surrendered to the commission-
 er  on  or  before the expiration date of such registration, the commis-
 sioner may in [his] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S discretion deem such application
 to be a renewal of the expired registration and  require  that  the  fee
 paid  for  such registration be computed as if the registration had been
 made prior to the date of expiration of the expired registration.
   § 2. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
 law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment  and/or  repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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