Assembly Bill A6853

2015-2016 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
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6853 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S597
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-s, Exec L; amd §2304, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8630, S6364
2017-2018: A6107, S4975
2019-2020: A6199

2015-A6853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A6853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6853

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2015
                               ___________

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.    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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03994-01-5

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