Assembly Bill A7234

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits insurers, providing collision or comprehensive coverage of motor vehicles, from requiring repair shops to use specific vendors or processes for vehicle repair parts and materials

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7234 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5786
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2610, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6684, S1207
2017-2018: A6861, S5761
2019-2020: A5698
2021-2022: A6902

2013-A7234 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits insurers, providing collision or comprehensive coverage of motor vehicles, from requiring repair shops to use specific vendors or processes for acquisition of vehicle repair parts and materials.

2013-A7234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7234

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 8, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, MAGNARELLI, MONTESANO, COOK, COLTON,
  ZEBROWSKI,  DUPREY,  GRAF,  MAISEL, CROUCH, WEPRIN, MAGEE, WEISENBERG,
  GABRYSZAK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  ARROYO,  DIPIETRO,
  V. LOPEZ, McDONALD, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, PEOPLES-STOKES, RAIA, RIVERA,
  SCHIMEL,  SEPULVEDA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance

AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to collision and  compre-
  hensive coverage on motor vehicles

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

  Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 2610  of  the  insurance  law  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  Whenever  a  motor  vehicle collision or comprehensive loss shall
have been suffered by an insured,  no  insurer  providing  collision  or
comprehensive  coverage  therefor  shall require that repairs be made to
such vehicle in a particular place or shop or by a  particular  concern,
NOR  REQUIRE  A  REPAIR FACILITY TO USE A SPECIFIC VENDOR OR PROCESS FOR
THE PROCUREMENT OF PARTS OR OTHER MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR  OF
A MOTOR VEHICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10411-01-3

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