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A00321 Summary:

BILL NO	A00321
SAME AS	SAME AS S02078
SPONSOR	Peralta
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add S2335-b, Ins L
Prohibits the reduction of premiums on motor vehicle insurance for the completion of defensive driving courses or programs instructed solely over the internet and without an instructor physically present.

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A00321 Actions:

BILL NO	A00321
01/07/2009	referred to insurance
01/06/2010	referred to insurance
04/13/2010	enacting clause stricken

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A00321 Floor Votes:

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A00321 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           321
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 7, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PERALTA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Insurance
 
        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation  to  requiring  insurance
          companies  to  disapprove  defensive driving courses instructed solely
          over the internet without an instructor physically present
 

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2335-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  2335-b.  Motor  vehicle  insurance  rates; prohibited reduction for
     4  internet driving courses or programs. No insurer authorized to  transact
     5  or  transacting  business in this state, or controlling or controlled by
     6  or under common control by or with an insurer authorized to transact  or
     7  transacting business in this state, which sells a policy providing motor
     8  vehicle  liability  or motorcycle insurance coverage in this state shall
     9  reduce a policy holder's premium rate for  the  completion  of  a  motor

    10  vehicle  accident  prevention course instructed solely over the internet
    11  and without a certified instructor physically present for such  instruc-
    12  tion  or  of  any other such course or training program conducted by and
    13  through such technological means.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    15  have become a law.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00054-01-9

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