NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4322
SPONSOR: Gunther TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to agricultural
trailers being covered under the towing vehicles liability insurance
PURPOSE:
To permit insurance coverage for trailers used for agricultural purposes
under the towing vehicles liability insurance.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the Vehicle and Traffic law at section 345 by adding a
new paragraph, providing the motor vehicle liability policy shall cover
any agricultural trailer, as defined in schedule E of subdivision 7 of
section 401, being moved by a motor vehicle covered under such policy.
Section 2 provides an effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
As defined in the Vehicle and Traffic law, an agricultural trailer is a
trailer, other than a coach or house trailer or semitrailer, owned by a
person who is engaged in agricultural production. The Department of
Motor Vehicle considers an agricultural trailer to be commercial; a
trailer is commercial if used for activities resulting in direct or
indirect compensation, requiring insurance.
This bill extends an individual's motor vehicle liability coverage to
include agricultural trailers thereby eliminating the need for individ-
uals to seek separate coverage for their agricultural trailers.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22: A5217 referred to Transportation
2019-20: A3137 referred to Transportation
2017-18: A7590 referred to Transportation/S3331 referred to Transporta-
tion
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a
law; provided that the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to
promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement this act on
or before its effective date.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4322
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 14, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to agricultural
trailers being covered under the towing vehicles liability insurance
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision (i) of section 345 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
3 (4) The policy shall cover any agricultural trailer, as defined in
4 schedule E of subdivision seven of section four hundred one of this
5 chapter, being moved by a motor vehicle covered under such policy.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
7 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
8 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
9 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
10 on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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