New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S9767: Increases the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate distribution for the benefit of the family of a decedent
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Increases the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate distribution for the benefit of the family of a decedent.
What the bill says
An act to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate distribution for the benefit of the family of a decedent.
From the introduced text, April 6, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate distribution for the benefit of the family of a decedent THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 5 of paragraph (a) of section 5-3.1 of the estates, powers and trusts law, as amended by chapter 437 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (5) One motor vehicle not exceeding in value [twenty-five] FIFTY thousand dollars. In the alternative, if the decedent shall have been the owner of one or more motor vehicles each of which exceed [twenty-five] FIFTY thousand dollars in value, the surviving spouse or decedent's children may acquire one such motor vehicle from the estate, regardless of the fact that the decedent may also have been the owner of another motor vehicle of lesser value than [twenty-five] FIFTY thousand dollars, by payment to the estate of the amount by which the value of the motor vehicle exceeds [twenty-five] FIFTY thousand dollars; in lieu of receiving such motor vehicle, the surviving spouse or children may elect to receive in cash an amount equal to the value of the motor vehicle, not to exceed [twenty-five] …
Sponsors
- Luis Sepúlveda (D, 32) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1186
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Votes
- Senate Judiciary Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 19, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Judiciary Committee Vote (May 19, 2026): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Common questions
- What is S9767?
- S9767 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Increases the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate distribution for the benefit of the family of a decedent.
- What does S9767 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to the value of a motor vehicle exempt from the provisions of a will or intestate distribution for the benefit of the family of a decedent.
- What is the status of S9767?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S9767?
- Luis Sepúlveda (D, 32).
- Where is the official record for S9767?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S9767
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