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Senate bill · S4230 (2025-26)

Relates to the payment of restitution by registered and unregistered repair shops

PassedLatest action Jun 4, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A1673, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1673, the matching Assembly bill.

Sponsor

Leroy Comrie

State Senator, District 14 · Democratic

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Summary

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.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To better ensure, the payment of restitution by motor vehicle repair shops to consumers.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate, Transportation · New York State Assembly, Transportation · New York State Senate.

Cosponsors

Angelo Santabarbara, Manny De Los Santos and 1 more on Agora

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The sponsor's argument

Why Leroy Comrie says this is needed

Consumers who have been harmed by negligence or fraud perpetrated by a motor vehicle repair shop should be compensated. Under the Repair Shop Registration Act, administrative law judges are authorized to order violators to pay civil penalties, pay the affected consumer restitution, and/or suspend or revoke the shop's license to operate. The Act allows judges to offer a more "attractive" option to violators often involving lowered civil penalties and reduced license suspension periods - if the violator agrees to pay the consumer the restitution ordered. Unfortunately, there have been instances in which unscrupulous repair shops fail to take this option within thirty days, leaving the judge with no further authority to order the shop to pay restitution to the consumer. Instead, the original civil penalty becomes due, and the original suspension period applies. In this instance, the consumer is no better off then when he or she first filed a complaint with the Depart- ment of Motor Vehicles. This bill would amend the Act to provide that when a violation is found to have occurred consumer restitution, when ordered by DMV, is required to be paid.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A1673, the matching Assembly bill.

    (57) (3) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed

    (21) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed

    (62) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.1705

    3RD READING CAL.1705

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S4230

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

Show full history (14 earlier events)
  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.65

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.65

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 9, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 9, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 9, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1686

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1686

    NY Senate

  8. Jun 9, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  9. Jun 9, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  10. Apr 10, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading CAL.98

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.98

    NY Assembly

  11. Apr 8, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED

    NY Assembly

  12. Mar 11, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  13. Feb 3, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    NY Senate

  14. Jan 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

    NY Assembly