Bill Text: NY A01007 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy when the motor vehicle to be insured is used for firefighting.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-17 - signed chap.408 [A01007 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A01007-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI, McKEVITT, SCHIMEL, HOOPER,
JAFFEE, CASTRO, GUNTHER, GALEF, P. LOPEZ, SALADINO, MOLINARO, REILICH,
BURLING, CALHOUN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, CROUCH,
DESTITO, DUPREY, GIGLIO, JORDAN, KOLB, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MAISEL, McDO-
NOUGH, McENENY, OAKS, PHEFFER, REILLY, SAYWARD, SWEENEY, THIELE --
read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to insuring motor vehi-
cles used for volunteer firefighting
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 3425 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
2 new subsection (s) to read as follows:
3 (S) WITH RESPECT TO AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, NO INSURER SHALL REFUSE TO
4 ISSUE OR RENEW A COVERED INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED PRIVATE PASSENGER POLICY
5 SOLELY ON THE GROUND THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE INSURED UNDER SUCH
6 POLICY SHALL BE USED FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTING.
7 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
8 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04195-01-1
