New York S 51: Relates to risk retention groups and commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, or accessible vehicles

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S00051 Summary:

BILL NOS00051 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10594

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRBAILEY, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, LIU, MYRIE, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, SANDERS, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§311 & 370, V & T L; amd §6-a, Chap 438 of 2023

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

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BILL NOS00051 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO INSURANCE

02/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.230

02/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/29/2025PASSED SENATE

05/29/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/29/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INSURANCE

02/09/20261ST REPORT CAL.295

02/10/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/11/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/05/2026PASSED SENATE

03/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/05/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 51

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, BAILEY, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, LIU,
 MYRIE, PALUMBO, PARKER, SANDERS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, 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:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 4 of section 311 of
 2 the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 14 of the laws of
 3 2024, are amended and a new subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:
 4 (b) In the case of a vehicle registered in this state, a policy issued
 5 by (i) an insurer duly authorized to transact business in this state
 6 [or]; (ii) where a vehicle is registered by a not-for-profit organiza-
 7 tion that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal
 8 revenue code, a risk retention group not chartered in this state but
 9 which is registered with the superintendent under the federal liability
 10 risk retention act of 1986, comprised entirely of organizations that are
 11 tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code
 12 and where the risk retention group qualifies as a charitable risk pool
 13 under section 501(n) of the federal internal revenue code, provided that
 14 the vehicle being registered does not have a seating capacity of more
 15 than fifteen passengers, is not a limousine or luxury limousine, and
 16 where such vehicles are not solely for personal use by a director, offi-
 17 cer, authorized person, or key person, their relatives or related
 18 parties; or (iii) where a vehicle is a commuter van, pre-arranged for-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00220-01-5

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 1 hire vehicle, or accessible vehicle, a risk retention group not char-
 2 tered in this state but which is registered with the superintendent
 3 under the federal liability risk retention act of 1986, provided that
 4 the vehicle being registered is not used solely for personal use by a
 5 director, officer, authorized person, or key person, their relatives or
 6 related parties; or
 7 (c) In the case of a vehicle lawfully registered in another state, or
 8 in both this state and another state, (i) a policy issued by an author-
 9 ized insurer[,]; or (ii) where a vehicle is registered by a not-for-pro-
 10 fit organization that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the
 11 federal internal revenue code, a risk retention group not chartered in
 12 this s