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NY A05113
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Khaleel Anderson
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AI Summary
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Authorizes commuter vans, pre-arranged for-hire vehicles, transportation network companies, and accessible vehicles to create group captive insurance companies for liability coverage
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Defines "commuter van" as vehicles with seating capacity of 9-24 passengers carrying passengers for hire, including shuttles and transportation vans
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Covers pre-arranged for-hire vehicles including small school buses, charter buses, livery, taxi, black cars, and luxury limousines operating under license or permit
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Defines "accessible vehicle" to include ambulettes and paratransit vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts/ramps, assistive listening systems, braille signage, and ADA-compliant features
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Requires captive insurance companies to provide minimum legal coverage limits and mandates use of workers' compensation medical treatment guidelines for no-fault insurance claims
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Changes seatbelt non-compliance from inadmissible evidence to admissible evidence on the issue of liability in civil actions
Legislative Description
Establishes a captive insurance program for commuter vans, black cars, ambulettes and paratransit vehicles, small school buses, and charter buses that are engaged in the business of carrying or transporting nine to twenty-four passengers for hire; pre-arranged for-hire vehicles and accessible vehicles; defines terms.
Last Action
referred to ways and means
1/7/2026