Bill Text: NY A07234 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits insurers, providing collision or comprehensive coverage of motor vehicles, from requiring repair shops to use specific vendors or processes for acquisition of vehicle repair parts and materials.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-11)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to insurance [A07234 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A07234-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7234
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      May 8, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, MAGNARELLI, MONTESANO, COOK, COLTON,
         ZEBROWSKI,  DUPREY,  GRAF,  MAISEL, CROUCH, WEPRIN, MAGEE, WEISENBERG,
         GABRYSZAK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,  DIPIETRO,
         V. LOPEZ, McDONALD, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, PEOPLES-STOKES, RAIA, RIVERA,
         SCHIMEL,  SEPULVEDA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Insurance
       AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to collision and  compre-
         hensive coverage on motor vehicles
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 2610  of  the  insurance  law  is
    2  amended to read as follows:
    3    (a)  Whenever  a  motor  vehicle collision or comprehensive loss shall
    4  have been suffered by an insured,  no  insurer  providing  collision  or
    5  comprehensive  coverage  therefor  shall require that repairs be made to
    6  such vehicle in a particular place or shop or by a  particular  concern,
    7  NOR  REQUIRE  A  REPAIR FACILITY TO USE A SPECIFIC VENDOR OR PROCESS FOR
    8  THE PROCUREMENT OF PARTS OR OTHER MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR  OF
    9  A MOTOR VEHICLE.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10411-01-3