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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9978: Prohibits safety and emission inspections for new motor vehicles that are sold or transferred

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 9978 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits safety and emission inspections for new motor vehicles that are sold or transferred. Primary sponsor: Jake Ashby (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION.

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.

Prohibits safety and emission inspections for new motor vehicles that are sold or transferred until the third year after the initial inspection by a dealer.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jake AshbyPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43

“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 TRANSPORTATION

Sources

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