Prohibits insurance companies from refusing to issue or renew an automobile insurance policy when the motor vehicle to be insured is used for firefighting.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1007
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI, McKEVITT, SCHIMEL, HOOPER,
JAFFEE, CASTRO, GUNTHER, GALEF, P. LOPEZ, SALADINO, MOLINARO, REILICH,
BURLING, CALHOUN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, CROUCH,
DESTITO, DUPREY, GIGLIO, JORDAN, KOLB, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MAISEL, McDO-
NOUGH, McENENY, OAKS, PHEFFER, REILLY, SAYWARD, SWEENEY, THIELE --
read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to insuring motor vehi-
cles used for volunteer firefighting
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3425 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
2 new subsection (s) to read as follows:
3 (s) With respect to automobile insurance, no insurer shall refuse to
4 issue or renew a covered individually-owned private passenger policy
5 solely on the ground that the motor vehicle to be insured under such
6 policy shall be used for volunteer firefighting.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
8 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04195-01-1
