Assembly Bill A524

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A524 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2336, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A4671

2023-A524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a reduction in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel for a 3 year period after successfully completing the emergency vehicle operator's course as part of their training.

2023-A524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    524
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. McMAHON, BUTTENSCHON, SILLITTI, JACKSON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing a  reduction
   in  insurance  premium  charges  for insured volunteer firefighters or
   emergency  personnel  for  a  three  year  period  after  successfully
   completing  the  emergency  vehicle operator's course as part of their
   training
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subsection  (a)  of section 2336 of the insurance law, as
 amended by section 3 of chapter 4 of the laws of  2021,  is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
   (3)  ANY  SCHEDULE OF RATES OR RATING PLAN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY
 AND COLLISION INSURANCE SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY PROVIDE  FOR
 AN  ACTUARIALLY  APPROPRIATE  REDUCTION  IN  PREMIUM CHARGES FOR INSURED
 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR A  THREE  YEAR  PERIOD
 AFTER  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETING  THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR'S COURSE
 (EVOC) AS PART OF THEIR  TRAINING,  PROVIDED  THAT  THERE  SHALL  BE  NO
 REDUCTION IN PREMIUMS FOR A SELF-INSTRUCTION DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE OR
 A  COURSE  WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR ACTUAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR A
 MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  MOTOR  VEHI-
 CLES.
   §  2.  Subsection (a) of section 2336 of the insurance law, as amended
 by section 4 of chapter 4 of the laws of 2021, is amended  by  adding  a
 new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
   (3)  ANY  SCHEDULE OF RATES OR RATING PLAN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY
 AND COLLISION INSURANCE SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY PROVIDE  FOR
 AN  ACTUARIALLY  APPROPRIATE  REDUCTION  IN  PREMIUM CHARGES FOR INSURED
 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR A  THREE  YEAR  PERIOD
 AFTER  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETING  THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR'S COURSE
 (EVOC) AS PART OF THEIR  TRAINING,  PROVIDED  THAT  THERE  SHALL  BE  NO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01345-01-3

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