Provides for the sale of salvaged airbags; repealer

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• Democratic2
• Republican1

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◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

New York law requires anyone attempting to sell airbags that are salvaged from another vehicle (non-deployed recycled airbags) to have it certified according to the standards established by a nationally recog- nized testing, engineering, and research body approved by the Commis- sioner of DMV in consultation with the Superintendent of DFS. While this law has been in effect since 1998, an appropriate testing and engi- neering body was never created, which has therefore rendered all sale of salvaged airbags illegal in New York State. New York State is the only state in the country in which it is functionally illegal to sell non-de- ployed recycled airbags. However, it is not illegal for repair shops to install non-deployed recycled airbags in New York, meaning that repair shops often go to neighboring states to purchase non-deployed recycled airbags and install them in New York, putting New York recycled parts dealers at an unneces- sary disadvantage. Further, due to the high cost of purchasing a new airbag compared to a non-deployed recycled airbag, many vehicles involved in collisions in New York are totaled by insurers, when they would not be in other states. In other states, an insurer will often allow the deployed airbag to be replaced with a non-deployed recycled airbag, ultimately providing cost savings to the consumer.

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.