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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9349
I N S E N A T E
March 4, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. ZELLNER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing a reduction
in insurance premium charges for insured volunteer firefighters or
emergency personnel for a three year period after successfully
completing the emergency vehicle operator's course as part of their
training
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 2336 of the insurance law, as
2 amended by section 3 of chapter 4 of the laws of 2021, is amended by
3 adding a new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
4 (3) ANY SCHEDULE OF RATES OR RATING PLAN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY
5 AND COLLISION INSURANCE SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY PROVIDE FOR
6 AN ACTUARIALLY APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN PREMIUM CHARGES FOR INSURED
7 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD
8 AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR'S COURSE
9 (EVOC) AS PART OF THEIR TRAINING, PROVIDED THAT THERE SHALL BE NO
10 REDUCTION IN PREMIUMS FOR A SELF-INSTRUCTION DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE OR
11 A COURSE WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR ACTUAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR A
12 MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
13 CLES.
14 § 2. Subsection (a) of section 2336 of the insurance law, as amended
15 by section 4 of chapter 4 of the laws of 2021, is amended by adding a
16 new paragraph 3 to read as follows:
17 (3) ANY SCHEDULE OF RATES OR RATING PLAN FOR MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY
18 AND COLLISION INSURANCE SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY PROVIDE FOR
19 AN ACTUARIALLY APPROPRIATE REDUCTION IN PREMIUM CHARGES FOR INSURED
20 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD
21 AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR'S COURSE
22 (EVOC) AS PART OF THEIR TRAINING, PROVIDED THAT THERE SHALL BE NO
23 REDUCTION IN PREMIUMS FOR A SELF-INSTRUCTION DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE OR
24 A COURSE WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR ACTUAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR A
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 9349 2
1 MINIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
2 CLES.
3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
4 amendments to subsection (a) of section 2336 of the insurance law made
5 by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and rever-
6 sion of such subsection pursuant to section 5 of chapter 751 of the laws
7 of 2005, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two
8 of this act shall take effect.