Senate Bill S6364

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-S6364 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-s, Exec L; amd §2304, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S597
2017-2018: S4975

2013-S6364 - Summary

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

2013-S6364 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6364 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6364

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

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

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2013-S6364A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-s, Exec L; amd §2304, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S597
2017-2018: S4975

2013-S6364A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-S6364A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6364A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6364--A
    Cal. No. 420

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ,  AVELLA,  DILAN,  GIANARIS, KLEIN, KRUEGER,
  LATIMER, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered  print-
  ed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance --
  reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
  report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to
  the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading

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;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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