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NY S04809
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Leroy Comrie
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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 eligible vehicles as those carrying 9-24 passengers for hire, including shuttles, small school buses, charter buses, liveries, taxis, black cars, and luxury limousines
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Requires accessible vehicles to comply with ADA standards, including wheelchair lifts/ramps, assistive listening systems, braille signage, service animal accommodations, and audible approach devices for hybrid vehicles
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Mandates captive insurance companies provide minimum legally required coverage and follow workers' compensation medical treatment guidelines for no-fault insurance claims
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Changes seat belt non-compliance from inadmissible to admissible as evidence in civil liability cases, while retaining its use in mitigation of damages
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
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
3/9/2026