Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 10, 2014 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7944
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S7944 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §396-qqq, Gen Bus L
2013-S7944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7944 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the prohibition of the installation of starter interrupt devices on certain new and used motor vehicles PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prohibit the use of starter interrupt devices by lenders as a condition of qualifying for an auto loan. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the general business law by adding section 396-qqq which prohibits the use of starter interrupt devices by dealers or lenders on new or used motor vehicles and establishes a fine of up to $5,000 for knowing violation. Section two sets the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: A recent explosion in the Subprime auto lending market. has some of the same banks and financial institutions responsible for the catastrophic collapse of the mortgage industry in 2008, and consequently the U.S. and global economies, cashing in big once again.
2013-S7944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7944 I N S E N A T E October 10, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the prohibition of the installation of starter interrupt devices on certain new and used motor vehicles 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 396-qqq to read as follows: S 396-QQQ. NEW AND USED MOTOR VEHICLES; SALES AND LEASES; STARTER INTERRUPT DEVICE. 1. THE FOLLOWING TERMS WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "DEALER" AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. B. "MOTOR VEHICLE" AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND EXCLUDING CLASS A, B AND C LIMITED USE MOTORCYCLES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-B OF THE VEHI- CLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. C. "STARTER INTERRUPT DEVICE" SHALL MEAN A DEVICE WHICH TRACKS A MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASER'S OR LESSEE'S SCHEDULED PAYMENTS UNDER A FINANCING OR LEASE AGREEMENT AND PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING IF A SCHEDULED PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED BY ITS DUE DATE OR WITHIN ANY APPLICABLE GRACE PERIOD. SUCH DEVICE TYPICALLY REQUIRES THE CONSUMER TO ENTER A CODE FOR EACH PAYMENT PERIOD IN ORDER TO CONTINUE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVES THE PAYMENT CODES THAT WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO START FROM THE CREDITOR WHEN PAYMENT IS TENDERED. SUCH DEVICE MAY INCLUDE A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) TRACKING CAPABILI- TY. 2. NO NEW OR USED MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER OR LENDER SHALL BE PERMITTED TO INSTALL A STARTER INTERRUPT DEVICE ON A MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASER'S OR LESSEE'S MOTOR VEHICLE. 3. A KNOWING VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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