The year 2026 has begun with a flurry of legislation. A New York bill proposes adding even more rules to its already extensive auto glass law, enacted in December 2025. Two other states are considering bills that regulate auto glass repair and replacement, as well as insurance practices. Massachusetts A
A New York bill that seeks to establish standards for auto glass services has passed the Senate Consumer Protection Committee, been amended twice and is awaiting action on the Senate floor. The sponsor’s stated purpose for bill S 4879 is to “provide important consumer protections for the replacement and recalibration
A New York bill that seeks to establish standards for auto glass services has been introduced in the Senate. The sponsor’s say the bill’s purpose is to “provide important consumer protections for the replacement and recalibration of automotive safety glass”. S 4879 would require glass shops working on an ADAS equipped vehicle to
A New York State Senator introduced auto glass calibration legislation on March 24, 2024. The bill, S 8890, has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Consumer Protection. The legislation would establish “standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems”. Under the proposal, a glass “repair facility”
Legislation introduce in the New York Assembly and Senate seeks to repeal certain regular “wear and tear” items such as windshield cracks and chips from the newly enacted definition of service contracts for consumer leased vehicles. The bills, negotiated by the Department of Financial Services with the Governor’s Office with
On December 23 New York Gov. Cuomo signed legislation, effective immediately, that allows consumers leasing cars for personal use to enter into to service contracts for “wear and tear” items such as auto glass cracks and chips – but not auto glass replacement – in order to prevent the imposition
A bill is under review in the New York legislature that looks to “to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the level of acceptable light transmittance of automobile window tint and film.” The bill, A 8484, aims change the level of acceptable light transmittance from less than
A bill has been introduced in the New York Assembly that “provides that in the repair of a collision damaged motor vehicle, no motor vehicle repair shop or insurer shall deviate from the collision repair guidelines, procedures, recommendations and service bulletins issued by a vehicle or original equipment manufacturer without
The New York Senate currently is reviewing a bill that aims “to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing exemptions for tinted windows for persons suffering from skin cancers such as melanoma.” The bill, S 5298, was introduced on April 23 and referred to the Senate Transportation
A bill is under review in the New York legislature that addresses rear side window tinting. The bill, S 4484, “relates to the permissible level of rear side window tinting for all vehicles; [and] provides such vehicles shall have a light transmittance of no less than seventy percent.” The bill