Senate Bill S2022

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to liability insurance rate reductions upon completion of a boating safety course or an advanced boating safety course

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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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2013-S2022 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1930
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §78-a, Nav L; add §2336-b, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7855
2015-2016: S789, A584
2017-2018: S2985, A2336
2019-2020: S3688, A5415

2013-S2022 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires liability insurance rate reductions of 10% upon completion of a boating safety course or 15% upon completion of an advanced boating safety course.

2013-S2022 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2022 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 2022                                                  A. 1930

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Cultural
  Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation

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

AN ACT to amend the navigation law and the insurance law, in relation to
  insurance  rate  reductions upon completion of a boating safety course
  or an advanced boating safety course

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

  Section 1. Section 78-a of the navigation law, as added by chapter 160
of  the  laws of 1990 and as further amended by section 104 of part A of
chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  S 78-a. Insurance rate reduction. Any insurance  carrier  licensed  to
issue  yacht  or boating liability insurance in this state is authorized
to grant rate reductions with the approval of the department  of  finan-
cial  services  to  any  owner  of  a yacht or boat who has successfully
completed a boating safety course OR AN ADVANCED BOATING  SAFETY  COURSE
or  holds  a  valid  United States Coast Guard operators license.  IN NO
EVENT SHALL THE RATE REDUCTION BE LESS THAN TEN PERCENT FOR ANY  INSURED
WHO  HAS  COMPLETED  A BOATING SAFETY COURSE AND FIFTEEN PERCENT FOR ANY
INSURED WHO HAS COMPLETED AN ADVANCED BOATING SAFETY COURSE.
  S 2. The insurance law is amended by adding a new  section  2336-b  to
read as follows:
  S  2336-B.  BOAT  LIABILITY  INSURANCE  RATES;  PREMIUM  REDUCTIONS IN
CERTAIN CASES. (A) ANY SCHEDULE OF RATES OR RATING PLAN FOR BOAT LIABIL-
ITY INSURANCE SUBMITTED TO  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  FOR  AN
APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN PREMIUM CHARGES, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION SEVEN-
TY-EIGHT-A  OF  THE NAVIGATION LAW, FOR ANY INSURED WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY

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

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