Senate Bill S4809A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to captive insurance 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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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance 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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2025-S4809 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5113
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7013, Ins L; amd §1229-c, V & T L

2025-S4809 - 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 nine to twenty-four passengers for hire; pre-arranged for-hire vehicles and accessible vehicles; defines terms.

2025-S4809 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4809 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4809
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, BAILEY, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ,
   HARCKHAM,  JACKSON,  LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, SANDERS, STAVI-
   SKY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06067-01-5
              

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2025-S4809A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5113
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7013, Ins L; amd §1229-c, V & T L

2025-S4809A (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 nine to twenty-four passengers for hire; pre-arranged for-hire vehicles and accessible vehicles; defines terms.

2025-S4809A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4809A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4809--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, BAILEY, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ,
   HARCKHAM,  JACKSON,  LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER, PERSAUD, SANDERS, STAVI-
   SKY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed  to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the insurance law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
   relation to captive insurance for commuter  vans,  black  cars,  ambu-
   lettes and paratransit 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  FOR COMMUTER VANS, PRE-ARRANGED FOR-HIRE
 VEHICLES, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK  COMPANIES,  AND  ACCESSIBLE  VEHICLES.
 (A)   NOTWITHSTANDING   ANY  PROVISIONS  TO  THE  CONTRARY  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION SEVEN THOUSAND THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, COMMUTER
 VANS, PRE-ARRANGED FOR-HIRE VEHICLES, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK  COMPANIES,
 AND  ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES THAT ARE ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF CARRYING OR
 TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS FOR HIRE MAY CREATE A  GROUP  CAPTIVE  INSURANCE
 COMPANY OR COMPANIES.  THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL IMPLEMENT:
   (1)  STANDARDS  FOR ENROLLMENT OF ELIGIBLE COMMUTER VANS, PRE-ARRANGED
 FOR-HIRE VEHICLES,  TRANSPORTATION  NETWORK  COMPANIES,  AND  ACCESSIBLE
 VEHICLES INCLUDING MECHANISMS FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY; AND
   (2) 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,  TRANSPORTATION  NETWORK
 COMPANIES,  AND  ACCESSIBLE  VEHICLES 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
 
              

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