Assembly Bill A8630

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics and excludes certain crime statistics from consideration when making rates of insurance

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

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2013-A8630 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6364
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-s, Exec L; amd §2304, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6853, S597
2017-2018: A6107, S4975
2019-2020: A6199

2013-A8630 - Summary

Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics and excludes certain crime statistics from consideration when setting rates of insurance.

2013-A8630 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8630

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to accurate reporting of
  crime statistics; and to amend  the  insurance  law,  in  relation  to
  excluding  certain  crime  statistics  from  consideration when making
  rates of insurance

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
to read as follows:
  S 837-S. REPORTING OF CRIME STATISTICS. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ENSURE
THAT  CRIME STATISTICS AND SIMILAR DATA ARE REPORTED IN A MANNER THAT IS
ACCURATE AND NOT MISLEADING WHEN A POLICE  DEPARTMENT  INCLUDES  ONE  OR
MORE   CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES,  DETENTION  FACILITIES,  TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES OR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT ARE  WITHIN  THE  BOUNDARIES  OF  THE
POLICE  DEPARTMENT BUT TO WHICH POLICE OFFICERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ARE NOT ASSIGNED THE DUTY TO PATROL AND RESPOND TO INCIDENTS.
  S 2. The opening paragraph of subsection (c) of section  2304  of  the
insurance  law  is designated paragraph 1 and a new paragraph 2 is added
to read as follows:
  (2) WHEN EVALUATING CRIME STATISTICS AND SIMILAR DATA, THE INSURER  OR
RATE  SERVICE ORGANIZATION MAKING THE RATE SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER ONE OR
MORE  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES,  DETENTION  FACILITIES,   TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES  OR  OTHER LOCATIONS IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
TERRITORY BEING EVALUATED AND SHALL EXCLUDE DATA OR STATISTICS  RELATING
TO  CRIMES  THAT  OCCUR  WITHIN  SUCH FACILITIES FROM CONSIDERATION WHEN
MAKING SUCH RATE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13633-01-4

2013-A8630A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6364
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-s, Exec L; amd §2304, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6853, S597
2017-2018: A6107, S4975
2019-2020: A6199

2013-A8630A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics and excludes certain crime statistics from consideration when setting rates of insurance.

2013-A8630A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8630--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Insurance  --  reported  and referred to the Committee on Codes --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to accurate reporting of
  crime statistics; and to amend  the  insurance  law,  in  relation  to
  excluding  certain  crime  statistics  from  consideration when making
  rates of insurance

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
to read as follows:
  S 837-S. REPORTING OF CRIME  STATISTICS.    WHEN  REPORTING  ON  CRIME
STATISTICS  AND  OTHER DATA COLLECTED AND ANALYZED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
(C) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED  THIRTY-SEVEN  OF  THIS
ARTICLE,  THE  DIVISION  SHALL SEPARATELY REPORT THE ACTIVITY THAT TAKES
PLACE IN ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY,  DETENTION
FACILITY,  TRANSPORTATION  FACILITY OR OTHER FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN THE
GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION EIGHT
HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-C OF THIS ARTICLE BUT WHICH IS UNDER THE  JURISDIC-
TION OF ANOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
  S 2. Subsection (b) of section 2304 of the insurance law is amended to
read as follows:
  (b) The information furnished in support of a filing may include:
  (1)  the  experience or judgment of the insurer or rate service organ-
ization making the rate;
  (2) its interpretation of any statistical data it relies upon,  EXCEPT
THAT  NO  INSURER  OR  RATE SERVICE ORGANIZATION SHALL INCLUDE DATA FROM
FACILITIES LISTED IN SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-S OF THE  EXECU-
TIVE LAW;
  (3) the experience of other insurers or rate service organizations; or
  (4) any other relevant factors.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided, however that
section two of this act shall take effect on the one  hundred  eightieth
day  after it shall have become a law and shall apply to policies issued
or renewed on or after such effective date.

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