Assembly Bill A50

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires automobile manufacturers to provide the original purchaser or lessee with information that would extend coverage beyond the original warranty expiration

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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-A50 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2756
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §198-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8374
2013-2014: A602
2015-2016: A2309
2017-2018: A5230, A8132, S8627
2021-2022: S5739
2023-2024: S2738

2019-A50 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires automobile manufacturers to directly, or through affiliated dealerships, provide the original purchaser or lessee with information about parts of warranty coverage that would extend coverage beyond the original expressed warranty expiration date.

2019-A50 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    50
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD, DINOWITZ, WEPRIN, GOTTFRIED, ZEBROWSKI,
   JOYNER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, PERRY -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  automobile
   manufacturers' warranty adjustment programs
 
   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. AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS' WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT  PROGRAMS.  (A)
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (1) "CONSUMER" MEANS THE PURCHASER, OTHER THAN FOR PURPOSES OF RESALE,
 OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, A LESSEE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, ANY PERSON TO WHOM SUCH
 MOTOR  VEHICLE IS TRANSFERRED DURING THE DURATION OF AN EXPRESS WARRANTY
 APPLICABLE TO SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE AND ANY PERSON ENTITLED BY THE TERMS OF
 SUCH WARRANTY TO ENFORCE THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE WARRANTY.
   (2) "DEALER" MEANS ANY PERSON SELLING OR AGREEING TO SELL, LEASING  OR
 AGREEING  TO  LEASE  IN  THIS  STATE  ONE OR MORE MOTOR VEHICLES UNDER A
 RETAIL AGREEMENT WITH A MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURER  BRANCH,  DISTRIBUTOR
 OR DISTRIBUTOR BRANCH, OR AGENT OF ANY OF THEM.
   (3) "LESSEE" MEANS ANY CONSUMER WHO LEASES A MOTOR VEHICLE PURSUANT TO
 A  WRITTEN  LEASE  WHICH  PROVIDES  THAT  THE  LESSEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 REPAIRS TO SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (4) "ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM" MEANS ANY PROGRAM OR POLICY THAT  EXPANDS  OR
 EXTENDS THE CONSUMER'S WARRANTY BEYOND ITS STATED LIMIT OR UNDER WHICH A
 MANUFACTURER OFFERS TO PAY FOR ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COST OF REPAIRING,
 OR  TO REIMBURSE CONSUMERS FOR ALL OR ANY PART OF THE COST OF REPAIRING,
 ANY CONDITION THAT MAY SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECT  VEHICLE  DURABILITY,  RELI-
 ABILITY  OR  PERFORMANCE,  OTHER THAN SERVICE PROVIDED UNDER A SAFETY OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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