Assembly Bill A2952A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters or emergency personnel after completing the emergency vehicle operator's course

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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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2017-A2952 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1986
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2336, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10222, S7368

2017-A2952 - Summary

Relates to providing a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters or emergency personnel for a three year period after successfully completing the emergency vehicle operator's course as part of his or her training.

2017-A2952 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2952
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing a reduction
   in insurance premium charges for  insured  volunteer  firefighters  or
   emergency  personnel  for  a  three  year  period  after  successfully
   completing the emergency vehicle operator's course as part of  his  or
   her training
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 2336 of  the  insurance  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  751  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) (1) Any schedule of rates or rating plan for motor vehicle liabil-
 ity and  collision  insurance  submitted  to  the  superintendent  shall
 provide  for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for any insured
 for a three year period after successfully completing  a  motor  vehicle
 accident  prevention  course,  known  as  the  national safety council's
 defensive driving course, or any driver improvement course  approved  by
 the  department  of  motor  vehicles as being equivalent to the national
 safety council's defensive driving  course,  provided  that,  except  as
 provided in article twelve-C of the vehicle and traffic law, there shall
 be  no  reduction  in  premiums for a self instruction defensive driving
 course or a course which does not provide for actual classroom  instruc-
 tion  for  a  minimum number of hours as determined by the department of
 motor vehicles. Such reduction in premium charges shall be  subsequently
 modified  to the extent appropriate, based upon analysis of loss experi-
 ence statistics and other relevant factors. All such accident prevention
 courses shall be monitored by the department of motor vehicles and shall
 include components of instruction in "Road Rage" awareness and in  "Work
 Zone Safety" awareness as defined by the commissioner of motor vehicles.
 The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply to attendance at a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A2952A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1986
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2336, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10222, S7368

2017-A2952A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters or emergency personnel for a three year period after successfully completing the emergency vehicle operator's course as part of his or her training.

2017-A2952A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2952--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, SANTABARBARA, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO,
   D'URSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  GIGLIO  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted to the Committee
   on  Insurance  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing a  reduction
   in  insurance  premium  charges  for insured volunteer firefighters or
   emergency  personnel  for  a  three  year  period  after  successfully
   completing  the  emergency vehicle operator's course as part of his or
   her training
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subsection  (a)  of section 2336 of the insurance law, as
 amended by chapter 751 of the laws  of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a) (1) Any schedule of rates or rating plan for motor vehicle liabil-
 ity  and  collision  insurance  submitted  to  the  superintendent shall
 provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for any  insured
 for  a  three  year period after successfully completing a motor vehicle
 accident prevention course,  known  as  the  national  safety  council's
 defensive  driving  course, or any driver improvement course approved by
 the department of motor vehicles as being  equivalent  to  the  national
 safety  council's  defensive  driving  course,  provided that, except as
 provided in article twelve-C of the vehicle and traffic law, there shall
 be no reduction in premiums for a  self  instruction  defensive  driving
 course  or a course which does not provide for actual classroom instruc-
 tion for a minimum number of hours as determined by  the  department  of
 motor  vehicles. Such reduction in premium charges shall be subsequently
 modified to the extent appropriate, based upon analysis of loss  experi-
 ence statistics and other relevant factors. All such accident prevention

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

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