New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A1673: Relates to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops
Status: Passed both chambers, June 4, 2026
Establishes that if financial loss has been made and a registrant or unregistered repair shop fails to comply with an order to pay restitution, the commissioner shall, by order, increase the amount of the penalty assessed.
What the bill says
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops.
From the introduced text, January 10, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 398-e of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 634 of the laws of 1980, paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 2 and paragraphs (a), (d) and (e) of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of 1987, paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 as amended by section 2 of part OO of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009 and paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 2001, are amended to read as suspension for failure to pay. (a) The commissioner, or any person deputized by [him] SUCH COMMISSIONER, may, by order, require a registrant or an unregistered repair shop to pay to the people of this state a penalty as hereinafter provided. Such penalty may be imposed in addition to or in lieu of revoking or suspending the certificate of registration of a registrant in accordance with the provisions of this article, or such a penalty may be imposed upon a finding that a registrant or an unregistered repair shop: …
Sponsors
- David Weprin (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Santos, Manny De Los (I, 72)
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1705
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S4230
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.65
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.98
- : REPORTED
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 57 yea, 3 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 57 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 1, 2026): 92 yea, 47 nay, passed
Subjects: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Common questions
- What is A1673?
- A1673 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops.
- What does A1673 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops.
- What is the status of A1673?
- Passed both chambers as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1673?
- David Weprin (D, 24), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1673?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1673
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