STATE OF NEW YORK
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2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 10, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on
Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,
sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring that
all new motor vehicles sold at motor vehicle dealerships contain a
space saver tire
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 396-pp to read as follows:
3 § 396-pp. Space saver tire requirement. 1. All new motor vehicles sold
4 at motor vehicle dealerships shall include a space saver tire compatible
5 with the motor vehicle sold. Such tire shall be properly secured to the
6 motor vehicle in a manner that prevents any damage to the motor vehicle.
7 2. This section shall not apply to:
8 (a) new motor vehicles sold with a run-flat tire.
9 (b) motor vehicles that do not have a space to secure a space saver
10 tire.
11 3. Manufacturers shall be responsible for ensuring that all new motor
12 vehicles include a space saver tire compatible with the motor vehicle
13 sold as required by subdivision one of this section.
14 4. For the purposes of this section:
15 (a) "space saver tire" is a temporary smaller sized spare tire that
16 should only be used temporarily, allowing the vehicle to continue to be
17 driven at reduced speeds for limited distances.
18 (b) "run-flat tire" is a pneumatic vehicle tire designed to resist the
19 effects of deflation when punctured, allowing the vehicle to continue to
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 be driven at reduced speeds for limited distances, but cannot replace a
2 spare tire for safety and a longer than expected journey to a repair
3 shop.
4 (c) "motor vehicle" shall have the same meaning as such term is
5 defined in section one hundred twenty-five of vehicle and traffic law.
6 (d) "Manufacturer" shall mean any person, partnership, corporation,
7 association, factory branch or other entity engaged in the business of
8 manufacturing or assembling new and unused motor vehicles for sale in
9 this state.
10 5. Any person that violates the provisions of subdivision one of this
11 section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to two hundred fifty
12 dollars for a first offense and up to five hundred dollars for any
13 subsequent offense. The provisions of this section shall be enforced
14 concurrently by the director or commissioner of a municipal consumer
15 affairs office, or by the town attorney, city corporation counsel, or
16 other lawful designee of a municipal or local government, and all moneys
17 collected thereunder shall be retained by such municipality or local
18 government.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
20 have become a law.
