---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the issuance of number plates to manufacturers of motor vehicles"
description: "Authorizes the issuance of number plates to manufacturers of motor vehicles and relates to the use of such plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 3874"
citation: "New York S 3874 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MAYER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-20"
last_action: "2019-12-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a582abcf-e12e-41c7-93ba-fe855173b38b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S3874"
source_hash: "613b3745e7053fe122affd37105a35ba83610f07c7254ff04978e86817896752"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 3874 (2019-2020) — Authorizes the issuance of number plates to manufacturers of motor vehicles

Authorizes the issuance of number plates to manufacturers of motor vehicles and relates to the use of such plates.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S3874** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3874&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S3874A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S3874A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MAYER — primary (person)
- HARCKHAM — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-20** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-04** PRINT NUMBER 3874A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-12** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1301
- **2019-06-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-12** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-12** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8057
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.629
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-20** SIGNED CHAP.706 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a582abcf-e12e-41c7-93ba-fe855173b38b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).