Senate Bill S9516

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to risk retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or accessible vehicles

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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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2023-S9516 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10316
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§311 & 370, V & T L; amd §6-a, Chap 438 of 2023

2023-S9516 - Summary

Relates to risk retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or accessible vehicles; defines terms; makes related provisions.

2023-S9516 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9516 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9516
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  risk
   retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or
   accessible  vehicles;  and  to  amend chapter 438 of the laws of 2023,
   amending the insurance law and the vehicle and traffic law relating to
   owner's policies of liability insurance issued  by  a  risk  retention
   group  not  chartered  within  this state, in relation to certain risk
   retention groups not chartered in this state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 4 of section 311 of
 the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 14  of  the  laws  of
 2024, are amended and a new subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:
   (b) In the case of a vehicle registered in this state, a policy issued
 by  (i)  an  insurer  duly authorized to transact business in this state
 [or]; (ii) where a vehicle is registered by a  not-for-profit  organiza-
 tion  that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal
 revenue code, a risk retention group not chartered  in  this  state  but
 which  is registered with the superintendent under the federal liability
 risk retention act of 1986, comprised entirely of organizations that are
 tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue  code
 and  where  the risk retention group qualifies as a charitable risk pool
 under section 501(n) of the federal internal revenue code, provided that
 the vehicle being registered does not have a seating  capacity  of  more
 than  fifteen  passengers,  is  not a limousine or luxury limousine, and
 where such vehicles are not solely for personal use by a director, offi-
 cer, authorized person,  or  key  person,  their  relatives  or  related
 parties;  OR  (III) WHERE A VEHICLE IS A COMMUTER VAN, PRE-ARRANGED FOR-
 HIRE VEHICLE, OR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE, A RISK RETENTION  GROUP  NOT  CHAR-
 TERED  IN  THIS  STATE  BUT  WHICH IS REGISTERED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT
 UNDER THE FEDERAL LIABILITY RISK RETENTION ACT OF  1986,  PROVIDED  THAT
 THE  VEHICLE  BEING  REGISTERED IS NOT USED SOLELY FOR PERSONAL USE BY A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15592-01-4
              

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2023-S9516A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10316
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§311 & 370, V & T L; amd §6-a, Chap 438 of 2023

2023-S9516A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to risk retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or accessible vehicles; defines terms; makes related provisions.

2023-S9516A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9516A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9516--A
     Cal. No. 1263
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COMRIE, BAILEY, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, MYRIE, PALUMBO,
   PARKER -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee  on Insurance -- reported favorably from
   said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, in relation to risk
   retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or
   accessible vehicles; and to amend chapter 438 of  the  laws  of  2023,
   amending the insurance law and the vehicle and traffic law relating to
   owner's  policies  of  liability  insurance issued by a risk retention
   group not chartered within this state, in  relation  to  certain  risk
   retention groups not chartered in this state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 4 of section  311  of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, as amended by chapter 14 of the laws of
 2024, are amended and a new subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:
   (b) In the case of a vehicle registered in this state, a policy issued
 by (i) an insurer duly authorized to transact  business  in  this  state
 [or];  (ii)  where a vehicle is registered by a not-for-profit organiza-
 tion that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal  internal
 revenue  code,  a  risk  retention group not chartered in this state but
 which is registered with the superintendent under the federal  liability
 risk retention act of 1986, comprised entirely of organizations that are
 tax-exempt  under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code
 and where the risk retention group qualifies as a charitable  risk  pool
 under section 501(n) of the federal internal revenue code, provided that
 the  vehicle  being  registered does not have a seating capacity of more
 than fifteen passengers, is not a limousine  or  luxury  limousine,  and
 where such vehicles are not solely for personal use by a director, offi-
 cer,  authorized  person,  or  key  person,  their  relatives or related
 parties; OR (III) WHERE A VEHICLE IS A COMMUTER VAN,  PRE-ARRANGED  FOR-
 HIRE  VEHICLE,  OR  ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE, A RISK RETENTION GROUP NOT CHAR-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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