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                                        585--A

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      (PREFILED)

                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON
         -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- recommitted
         to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
         2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
         and recommitted to said committee

       AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to motor vehicle insur-
         ance rate reductions for participation in certain anti-theft programs

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1.  Section  2336 of the insurance law is amended by adding a
    2  new subsection (i) to read as follows:
    3    (I) ANY SCHEDULE OR RATING PLAN FOR NON-COMMERCIAL  PRIVATE  PASSENGER
    4  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE  SHALL  PROVIDE  FOR  AN  APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN
    5  PREMIUM CHARGES FOR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE WITH RESPECT TO  ANY  INSURED
    6  VEHICLE  ENROLLED  BY  THE  OWNER  IN  THE  "COMBAT  AUTO THEFT (C.A.T.)
    7  PROGRAM" OR ANY OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
    8  PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE VEHICLE AND  TRAFFIC
    9  LAW, IN ANY MUNICIPALITY PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAM.
   10    S  2.  Section 2342 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 102 of
   11  the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   12    S 2342. Expiration of certain provisions. The provisions of subsection
   13  (c) of section two thousand three hundred seven,  section  two  thousand
   14  three  hundred  eight,  subsection  (a)  of  section  two thousand three
   15  hundred ten, sections two thousand three hundred sixteen,  two  thousand
   16  three hundred twenty, two thousand three hundred twenty-three, two thou-
   17  sand  three  hundred  twenty-six, and two thousand three hundred thirty-
   18  five, [subsection] SUBSECTIONS (b) AND (I) of section two thousand three
   19  hundred thirty-six and section two thousand three hundred  forty-one  of
   20  this  article shall cease to be of any force or effect during the period
   21  August third, two thousand one through the day before the effective date

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03423-03-1

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    1  of the property/casualty insurance  availability  act,  and  after  June
    2  thirtieth, two thousand fourteen.
    3    S  3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that subsection
    4  (i) of section 2336 of the insurance law, as added  by  section  one  of
    5  this  act,  shall  be  subject  to, and shall expire in accordance with,
    6  section 2342 of the insurance law, as from time to time amended.