# New York A 6943: Establishes standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems

New York A 6943, Establishes standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Pamela J. Hunter (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.40) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 6943
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Establishes standards for glass repair and calibration of advanced driver assistance systems
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.40
- Sponsor: Pamela J. Hunter (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION, CODES, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (198 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clearer safety rules for glass repairs: benefit, low. Effective immediately upon enactment, New York law requires glass shops to give customers an itemized list of planned work. Before finalizing a contract, shops must disclose driver-assistance systems, needed recalibration, and whether they can meet the carmaker’s standards. Shops unable to do so mu…
- Stronger payment protections for glass customers: benefit, low. Glass shops cannot promise that insurance pays everything unless the policy fully covers the glass work and calibration costs. Shops cannot charge customers or insurers for glass work or calibration that fails to meet the carmaker’s standards. Repair contracts cannot include terms that transfer a c…
- Glass shops face penalties for violations: cost, medium. Glass repair facilities face penalties of up to $2,500 per occurrence for violating the law. The penalty falls on the facility, not the customer.
- New limits on insured glass repairs: cost, low. For insurance-covered glass damage, shops must receive a claim or referral number before entering a repair or replacement contract. Shops and their agents cannot offer cash, gifts, coupons, or other rewards for making or directing a glass insurance claim.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pamela J. Hunter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Otis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-06 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 140 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.40 (House)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.659 (House)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-06-12: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: 3RD READING CAL.944 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: SUBSTITUTED FOR S4879B (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-06: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-06: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.449 (House)
- 2025-06-06: RULES REPORT CAL.449 (House)
- 2025-06-06: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-06-05: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-05-19: REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES (House)
- 2025-05-14: PRINT NUMBER 6943B (House)
- 2025-05-14: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION (House)
- 2025-05-09: PRINT NUMBER 6943A (House)
- 2025-05-09: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION (House)
- 2025-03-18: REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment B, 2025-05-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6943B)
- Amendment A, 2025-05-09: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6943A)
- Original, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6943)

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## Sources
- [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6943B)
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6943A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6943)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A6943-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).
