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A 4768: Requires that all new motor vehicles sold or leased at new motor vehicle dealerships include a spare tire, whether or not equipped with standard radial or run-flat tires.
What A 4768 does, verified February 6, 2026
The bill requires all new motor vehicles sold or leased at new motor vehicle dealerships to include a spare tire, whether or not equipped with standard radial or run-flat tires. A run-flat tire is a type of tire that allows a vehicle to continue driving at reduced speeds for limited distances after a puncture, but cannot replace a spare tire for safety and a longer journey to a repair shop. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: print number 4768a (2026-01-12)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4768
- What is the current status of A 4768?
- As of February 6, 2026, A 4768 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 12, 2026, was "print number 4768a".
- Did A 4768 pass?
- Not yet. A 4768 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4768, and where is it now?
- A 4768 was authored by Asm. Ari Brown with 4 coauthors.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 12, 2026 | print number 4768a |
| Jan. 12, 2026 | amend (t) and recommit to consumer affairs and protection |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 233 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4768 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, BEEPHAN, McDONOUGH, LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring that all new motor vehicles sold at new motor vehicle dealerships contain a spare 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. Spare tire requirement. 1. All new motor vehicles sold at 4 new motor vehicle dealerships shall include a spare tire, whether or not 5 equipped with standard radial or run-flat tires. 6 2. For the purposes of this section, a run-flat tire is a pneumatic 7 vehicle tire designed to resist the effects of deflation when punctured, 8 allowing the vehicle to continue to be driven at reduced speeds for 9 limited distances, but cannot replace a spare tire for safety and a 10 longer than expected journey to a repair shop. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07304-01-5
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