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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 280: Relates to certain requirements regarding the purchase and sale of a catalytic converter

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 280 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to certain requirements regarding the purchase and sale of a catalytic converter. Primary sponsor: Steve Rhoads (Republican/Conservative). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires sellers of catalytic converters to provide certain information to potential buyers; requires buyers to maintain records of such purchases; makes any violations a class A misdemeanor; imposes a fine of up to $5,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve RhoadsPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source