S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1007 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ 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