Bill Text: NY A04091 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits automobile liability insurers from refusing to insure or increasing the premiums for insuring any automobile operated by a volunteer driver; defines a "volunteer driver" as a person who provides services, including transportation, without compensation to a not-for-profit corporation or charitable organization.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to insurance [A04091 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04091-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4091
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to discrimination against
         volunteer drivers in the issuance of motor vehicle liability insurance
         coverage
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2335-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 2335-B. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST VOLUNTEER DRIVERS. NO INSURER AUTHOR-
    4  IZED  TO  TRANSACT OR TRANSACTING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, OR CONTROLLING
    5  OR CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL BY OR WITH AN  INSURER  AUTHOR-
    6  IZED  TO  TRANSACT  OR  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, WHICH SELLS
    7  POLICIES PROVIDING MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE  COVERAGE  IN  THIS
    8  STATE  SHALL  REFUSE  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH  A POLICY OR INCREASE THE POLICY
    9  PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSURANCE PERMITTED OR REQUIRED  BY  THIS
   10  CHAPTER  SOLELY  BECAUSE THE INSURED OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO CUSTOMARILY
   11  OPERATES AN AUTOMOBILE COVERED BY THE POLICY IS A VOLUNTEER DRIVER.  FOR
   12  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "VOLUNTEER DRIVER" MEANS A PERSON WHO
   13  PROVIDES SERVICES, INCLUDING TRANSPORTING INDIVIDUALS OR GOODS,  WITHOUT
   14  COMPENSATION  ABOVE EXPENSES TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR CHARITA-
   15  BLE ORGANIZATION.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07906-01-1