Allows certain motor vehicle franchisors to sell, lease, or assign vehicles to employees.
This bill allows motor vehicle franchisors (companies that distribute new vehicles) to sell, lease, or assign vehicles to their employees without needing a standard dealership license. It creates a special "M" license that permits franchisors to sell vehicles to employees or for promotional, testing, marketing, or product familiarity purposes (with a limit of 50 total vehicles), while requiring proof of employment to be kept on file for four years. The bill specifies that this license does not authorize retail sales to the general public, and vehicles sold to employees or used for promotional purposes can receive standard license plates. Franchisors using this special license are not required to maintain a physical storefront with display space for vehicles, as would be required for regular dealerships.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Jun 19, 2025
Signed Dec 19, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2025 · General Assembly Jun 30, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 30, 2025
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Dec 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.176.
executive
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (38-0)
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (75-0-0)
lower
Nov 13, 2025
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (79-0-0)
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Jun 26, 2025
Committee
Transferred to Assembly Budget Committee
lower
Jun 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Holly Schepisi
RRepublican
P
John Azzariti
RRepublican
P
Paul Sarlo
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
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