Assembly Bill A6280

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits automobile liability insurers to refuse to insure or increase the premiums for insuring any automobile operated by a volunteer driver

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6280 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2335-b, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3345
2011-2012: A4091
2013-2014: A5031

2015-A6280 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2015-A6280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6280

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT, BRENNAN, GUNTHER, HOOPER -- 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:

  Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2335-b
to read as follows:
  S 2335-B. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST VOLUNTEER DRIVERS. NO INSURER AUTHOR-
IZED  TO  TRANSACT OR TRANSACTING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, OR CONTROLLING
OR CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL BY OR WITH AN  INSURER  AUTHOR-
IZED  TO  TRANSACT  OR  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, WHICH SELLS
POLICIES PROVIDING MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE  COVERAGE  IN  THIS
STATE  SHALL  REFUSE  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH  A POLICY OR INCREASE THE POLICY
PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH THE INSURANCE PERMITTED OR REQUIRED  BY  THIS
CHAPTER  SOLELY  BECAUSE THE INSURED OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO CUSTOMARILY
OPERATES AN AUTOMOBILE COVERED BY THE POLICY IS A VOLUNTEER DRIVER.  FOR
THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "VOLUNTEER DRIVER" MEANS A PERSON WHO
PROVIDES SERVICES, INCLUDING TRANSPORTING INDIVIDUALS OR GOODS,  WITHOUT
COMPENSATION  ABOVE EXPENSES TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR CHARITA-
BLE ORGANIZATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09566-01-5

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