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Assembly Bill A342

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles retrofitted with daytime running lamps

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2013-A342 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2336, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A317
2011-2012: A4057

2013-A342 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes insurance premium reductions for non-commercial private passenger vehicles equipped with retrofitted daytime running lamps; requires commissioner to promulgate by rule, qualifications and standards for the installation of such lamps.

2013-A342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   342

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, CAHILL, BOYLAND, BENEDETTO, FINCH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,  KOLB,  LIFTON,  MAGEE,  McDO-
  NOUGH, MILLMAN, OAKS, PEOPLES-STOKES, RIVERA -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to authorizing insurance
  premium reductions for private  passenger  vehicles  retrofitted  with
  daytime running lamps

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 2336 of  the  insurance  law,  as
added by chapter 362 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  (g)  Any  schedule or rating plan for non-commercial private passenger
automobile insurance shall, WITH RESPECT TO  AUTOMOBILES  EQUIPPED  WITH
FACTORY  INSTALLED DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS, AND MAY, WITH RESPECT TO AUTO-
MOBILES EQUIPPED WITH RETROFITTED DAYTIME RUNNING  LAMPS,  also  provide
for  an  actuarially appropriate reduction in premium charges for bodily
injury liability, property damage liability, personal injury protection,
medical payments and collision coverage  [with  respect  to  automobiles
equipped  with  factory  installed  daytime running lamps (DRL)].   SUCH
RETROFITTED LAMPS SHALL BE DESIGNED TO REDUCE  ACCIDENTS  BY  INCREASING
VEHICLE VISIBILITY AND MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.  FURTHER,
THE  SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL,  AFTER  CONSULTING  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
MOTOR VEHICLES, PROMULGATE BY RULE QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR  THE
INSTALLATION OR RETROFITTING OF SUCH LAMPS.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to  all
policies issued, renewed or amended on or after such date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01489-01-3

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