Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 23, 2019 |
approval memo.82 signed chap.736 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.232 substituted for a268 |
Jun 05, 2019 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 03, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 30, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 29, 2019 |
1st report cal.985 |
Feb 11, 2019 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S3631
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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, IP, RFM) Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S3631 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3631 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3631 SPONSOR: BRESLIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to expanding the availability of meaningful service contracts to protect New Yorkers leasing automobiles for their personal use from unantic- ipated "lease-end" charges related to excess use or wear and tear of the leased vehicle PURPOSE: This bill will allow New York State registered service contract provid- ers to issue service contracts that include meaningful protection from unanticipated charges at lease-end related to excess use or wear and tear of a leased vehicle. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the definition of a "service contract" in Insurance Law § 7902(k). Specifically, Section 1 of the bill clarifies that, for automobiles leased for personal use, a service contract
2019-S3631 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3631 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, SEWARD, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insur- ance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to expanding the avail- ability of meaningful service contracts to protect New Yorkers leasing automobiles for their personal use from unanticipated "lease-end" charges related to excess use or wear and tear of the leased vehicle THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (k) of section 7902 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 409 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: (k) "Service contract" means a contract or agreement, for a separate or additional consideration, for a specific duration to perform the repair, replacement or maintenance of property, or indemnification for repair, replacement or maintenance, due to a defect in materials or workmanship or wear and tear, with or without additional provision for indemnity payments for incidental damages, provided any such indemnity payment per incident shall not exceed the purchase price of the property serviced. Service contracts may include towing, rental and emergency road service, and may also provide for the repair, replacement or main- tenance of property for damage resulting from power surges and acci- dental damage from handling. Service contracts may also include contracts to repair, replace or maintain residential appliances and systems. Such term shall also mean a contract or agreement made (1) by or for the manufacturer or seller of a motor vehicle tire for repair or replacement of the tire or wheel as the result of damage arising from a road hazard, (2) by or for the supplier or seller of a service for repair of chips or cracks in a motor vehicle windshield, but not includ- ing services that involve the replacement of the entire windshield, and (3) by or for the supplier or seller of a service for repair or removal EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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