Bill Text: NY A07328 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to prohibiting gender discrimination in motor vehicle insurance rates or rating classifications.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to insurance [A07328 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07328-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          7328
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 23, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. McMAHON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Insurance
        AN ACT to amend the executive law and the insurance law, in relation  to
          prohibiting  gender discrimination in motor vehicle insurance rates or
          rating classifications
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 296-e
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 296-e. Unlawful discriminatory practices in relation to motor  vehi-
     4  cle  insurance.  It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any
     5  person, corporation, association or other business entity authorized  to
     6  issue  a  motor  vehicle  insurance policy in this state to establish or
     7  maintain rates or rating classifications  for  motor  vehicle  insurance
     8  based on the sex of the driver insured.
     9    §  2. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 323 to read
    10  as follows:
    11    § 323. Prohibition of gender discrimination.  (a) For purposes of this
    12  section, the term "insurer" shall mean any person, corporation,  associ-
    13  ation  or  other  business  entity  authorized  to issue a motor vehicle
    14  insurance policy in this state.
    15    (b) An insurer shall not establish or maintain rates or rating classi-
    16  fications for motor vehicle insurance based on the  sex  of  the  driver
    17  insured.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10911-01-9
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