Senate Bill S2078

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the reduction of premiums on motor vehicle insurance for the completion of defensive driving courses or programs instructed solely over the internet

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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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2009-S2078 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง2335-b, Ins L

2009-S2078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the reduction of premiums on motor vehicle insurance for the completion of defensive driving courses or programs instructed solely over the internet and without an instructor physically present.

2009-S2078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2078

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

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  insurance
  companies  to  disapprove  defensive driving courses instructed solely
  over the internet without an instructor physically present

  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.  MOTOR  VEHICLE  INSURANCE  RATES; PROHIBITED REDUCTION FOR
INTERNET DRIVING COURSES OR PROGRAMS. NO INSURER AUTHORIZED TO  TRANSACT
OR  TRANSACTING  BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, OR CONTROLLING OR CONTROLLED BY
OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL BY OR WITH AN INSURER AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT  OR
TRANSACTING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, WHICH SELLS A POLICY PROVIDING MOTOR
VEHICLE  LIABILITY  OR MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THIS STATE SHALL
REDUCE A POLICY HOLDER'S PREMIUM RATE FOR  THE  COMPLETION  OF  A  MOTOR
VEHICLE  ACCIDENT  PREVENTION COURSE INSTRUCTED SOLELY OVER THE INTERNET
AND WITHOUT A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR PHYSICALLY PRESENT FOR SUCH  INSTRUC-
TION  OR  OF  ANY OTHER SUCH COURSE OR TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY AND
THROUGH SUCH TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00054-01-9

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