A 7868 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a fixed fee for the purchase of registration lists and title information

Summary

Provides that the commissioner of motor vehicles shall affix a cost for the sale of registration lists and title information or other records in bulk at the annual cost not to exceed $1,520,000; authorizes such commissioner to impose other requirements; makes related provisions.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 11, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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A7868 → A7868A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amendment adds new provisions allowing the sale of vehicle accident and emissions data separately from registration records, establishes a fee cap for bulk title and registration information sales, and reorganizes the bill's structure with new section numbering. The changes expand what data can be sold commercially while adding consumer protections and vendor requirements.

Scope change

The bill now includes provisions for selling vehicle accident report and emissions information in addition to registration and title data, creating a new revenue stream for the Department of Motor Vehicles.

REQUIREMENT

New section added allowing the sale of vehicle accident reports and emissions information to vendors for vehicle history reports, with fees capped at 30% of bulk title and registration fees.

New requirements added for vendors selling accident/emissions data including contract term limits (maximum 2 years), prohibitions on contract assignment, and restrictions on resale of information.

Additional vendor requirements including performance bonds, insurance coverage, third-party compliance standards, and annual disclosure reporting.

FISCAL

Section 5-a renumbered to section 6, and new subdivision 5-b added establishing a $1,520,000 annual cap on bulk registration list sales costs.

DEFINITION

Clarified that bulk data sets may include relevant fields but must exclude personal information to protect consumer privacy.

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7868A

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors