Assembly Bill A9099

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, and small school buses pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, and accessible vehicles

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

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2023-A9099 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8432
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7013, Ins L

2023-A9099 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, small school buses, and charter buses that are engaged in the business of carrying or transporting eight to twenty-four passengers for hire; pre-arranged for-hire vehicles and accessible vehicles; defines terms.

2023-A9099 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9099
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to establishing a captive
   insurance  program for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and para-
   transit vehicles, and small school buses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 7013
 to read as follows:
   § 7013. CAPTIVE INSURANCE  PROGRAM  FOR  COMMUTER  VANS,  PRE-ARRANGED
 FOR-HIRE  VEHICLES,  AND  ACCESSIBLE  VEHICLES.   (A) THE SUPERINTENDENT
 SHALL UTILIZE AND IMPLEMENT A CAPTIVE  INSURANCE  PROGRAM  FOR  COMMUTER
 VANS,  PRE-ARRANGED  FOR-HIRE VEHICLES, AND ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES THAT ARE
 ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF CARRYING OR TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE.
 THE PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (1) IDENTIFYING AND LICENSING A CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OR COMPANIES
 TO PROVIDE NECESSARY INSURANCE COVERAGE TO COMMUTER  VANS,  PRE-ARRANGED
 FOR-HIRE VEHICLES, AND ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES;
   (2)  STANDARDS  FOR ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE COMMUTER VANS, PRE-ARRANGED
 FOR-HIRE VEHICLES, AND  ACCESSIBLE  VEHICLES  INCLUDING  MECHANISMS  FOR
 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY; AND
   (3) STANDARDS FOR MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH CAPTIVE INSURANCE
 COMPANY  OR  COMPANIES  IN  PROVIDING  AFFORDABLE  INSURANCE COVERAGE TO
 COMMUTER VANS, PRE-ARRANGED FOR-HIRE VEHICLES, AND  ACCESSIBLE  VEHICLES
 PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (1) "COMMUTER VAN" SHALL MEAN A COMMUTER VAN SERVICE HAVING A  SEATING
 CAPACITY  OF NINE PASSENGERS BUT NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR PASSENGERS OR
 SUCH GREATER CAPACITY AS THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY ESTABLISH  BY  RULE  AND
 CARRYING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE. THE TERM "COMMUTER VAN" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, SHUTTLES AND TRANSPORTATION VANS.
   (2) "PRE-ARRANGED FOR-HIRE VEHICLE" SHALL MEAN A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS
 USED  IN  THE  BUSINESS OF TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR COMPENSATION ON A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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