Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to insurance |
Jun 21, 2013 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 11, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.1268 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 06, 2013 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S4052
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S4052 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1108, ren §1124 to be §1125, add §1126, Ins L
2013-S4052 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4052 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to community based air ambulance subscription services; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE: To provide community-based air ambulance services to offer subscription memberships to provide discounts or waivers of future air transport costs while providing a needed funding stream to philanthropic-based air ambulance providers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new subsection (m) to article 1180 and adds a new section 1126 to the insurance law to create the community-based air ambulance subscription program. JUSTIFICATION: New York's non-profit community-based air ambulance service providers provide critical emergency response and medical transport services that rely on philanthropic charitable donations to provide the financial means to operate. Embracing their community-based mission, not-for-profit air ambulance providers handle the community's on-scene emergency calls which include car accidents, skiing injuries, and industrial accidents. Not for profit air ambulance providers relieve the tax burden of this critical and costly community service.
2013-S4052 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 4052 A. 5695 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to community based air ambulance subscription services; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds New York's non- profit community based air ambulance service providers provide rapid emergency response and medical transport services saving dozens of lives annually, particularly in remote areas of the state. Not-for-profit community based ambulance service providers rely on philanthropic chari- table donations for the financial means to provide such vital services to the people of the state. In doing so, not-for-profit air ambulance providers relieve the taxpayers of the burden of this critical and cost- ly yet vital community service. Therefore, the legislature finds it is in the state's interest to support an air ambulance subscription program that assists the philan- thropic mission of not-for-profit community based air ambulance provid- ers. Currently, New York state's communities already benefit from less expensive non-profit air ambulance services because profit margins need not be built into their overall operating costs. By supporting not-for- profit community based providers, this legislation intends to ensure air ambulance subscription member dues are reinvested into servicing the community, not into dividends for profit-seeking shareholders. S 2. Subsection (k) of section 1108 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 246 of the laws of 2012, is renumbered subsection (l) and a new subsection (m) is added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09437-01-3
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