| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to insurance |
| May 05, 2017 |
print number 2857a |
| May 05, 2017 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
| Jan 17, 2017 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S2857A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2017-S2857 - Details
2017-S2857 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2857
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to
requiring owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance
PURPOSE :
To amend the insurance law, to require firearm owners, prior to such
ownership, to obtain and continuously. Maintain a policy of liability
insurance to cover any damages resulting from the use of such firearm.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends the insurance law by adding a new session 2353 in order to
require firearm owners to obtain and continuously maintain a policy of
liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars.
JUSTIFICATION :
Injury and death by gun has increasingly become a problem in U.S. and
in New York State. In the wake of recent mass shooting incidents in
Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut; there has been a nationwide
attention on gun control and public safety.
According to FBI Crime Report, there were 445 firearm murder in New
York in 2011 and 517 firearm. murder in 2010. However, there is little
attention on the economic impact these shootings have on the victims
2017-S2857 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2857
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 17, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring owners of
firearms to obtain liability insurance
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 2353
to read as follows:
§ 2353. FIREARM OWNERS INSURANCE POLICIES. 1. ANY PERSON IN THIS
STATE WHO SHALL OWN A FIREARM SHALL, PRIOR TO SUCH OWNERSHIP, OBTAIN AND
CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN A POLICY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT
LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY COVERING ANY DAMAGES RESULT-
ING FROM ANY NEGLIGENT OR WILLFUL ACTS INVOLVING THE USE OF SUCH FIREARM
WHILE IT IS OWNED BY SUCH PERSON. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUCH INSURANCE
SHALL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE REVOCATION OF SUCH OWNER'S REGISTRATION,
LICENSE AND ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE TO OWN SUCH FIREARM.
2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE
OWNER OF A FIREARM IF SUCH FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN UNTIL SUCH LOSS OR
THEFT IS REPORTED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF WHICH HAS JURIS-
DICTION IN THE COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE IN WHICH SUCH OWNER
RESIDES.
3. ANY PERSON WHO OWNS A FIREARM ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL OBTAIN THE INSURANCE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
OF SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE.
4. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PEACE OFFICER
WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO CARRY A FIREARM.
5. THE DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE
RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
to be made and completed on or before such date.
2017-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2857A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to
requiring owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance
PURPOSE :
To amend the insurance law, to require firearm owners, prior to such
ownership, to obtain and continuously. Maintain a policy of liability
insurance to cover any damages resulting from the use of such firearm.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends the insurance law by adding a new session 2353 in order to
require firearm owners to obtain and continuously maintain a policy of
liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars.
JUSTIFICATION :
Injury and death by gun has increasingly become a problem in U.S. and
in New York State. In the wake of recent mass shooting incidents in
Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut; there has been a nationwide
attention on gun control and public safety.
According to FBI Crime Report, there were 445 firearm murder in New
York in 2011 and 517 firearm. murder in 2010. However, there is little
2017-S2857A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2857--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 17, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring owners of
firearms to obtain liability insurance
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 2353
to read as follows:
§ 2353. FIREARM OWNERS INSURANCE POLICIES. 1. ANY PERSON IN THIS
STATE WHO SHALL OWN A FIREARM SHALL, PRIOR TO SUCH OWNERSHIP, OBTAIN AND
CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN A POLICY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT
LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY COVERING ANY DAMAGES RESULT-
ING FROM ANY NEGLIGENT OR WILLFUL ACTS INVOLVING THE USE OF SUCH FIREARM
WHILE IT IS OWNED BY SUCH PERSON. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUCH INSURANCE
SHALL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE REVOCATION OF SUCH OWNER'S REGISTRATION,
LICENSE AND ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE TO OWN SUCH FIREARM.
2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE
OWNER OF A FIREARM IF SUCH FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN UNTIL SUCH LOSS OR
THEFT IS REPORTED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF WHICH HAS JURIS-
DICTION IN THE COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE IN WHICH SUCH OWNER
RESIDES.
3. ANY PERSON WHO OWNS A FIREARM ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL OBTAIN THE INSURANCE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
OF SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE.
4. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PEACE OFFI-
CER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, POLICE
OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, OR ANY MEMBER OF THE MILITARY WHO IS ON "ACTIVE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07324-03-7
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