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2022 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY + SERVICES GUIDE

Government Relations - Advocacy for Franchised New Car Dealers

In the past year, the Association went to work on its largest and most ambitious Legislative Agenda ever, during a session unlike any other. The unique circumstances surrounding this legislative session, including necessary health and safety measures due to the enduring COVID-19 pandemic, posed challenges for us with limited in- person meetings and many Zoom calls for most of the session.

Despite the unusual circumstances, the Association’s advocacy efforts still led to many positive outcomes for our members. Bills that we supported had a greater likelihood of passage, while bills we opposed had a larger tendency to fail. Some of the big wins for the 2022 session included knocking out the Direct Sales Bill, the Recall Bill, the Commercial Lemon Law Bill, and the Ban on Lease Turn-In Fees Bill. Bills that would have cost dealers’businesses dearly. While the Association successfully blocked costly regulations, several bills were improved and passed with GNYADA amendments to protect dealers’ interests such as the Catalytic Converter Protection Bill and the State eliminating weight limits for pick-up trucks to be registered as passenger vehicles and be used on the State’s parkways. If you have legislative issues you would like to discuss, contact Susan Bieber, Vice President of Dealer Services at 718.746.5900, ext 250 or susan@gnyada.com.

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