PRINTER'S NO. 3128
No. 2274 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, DeLUCA, WALKO, READSHAW, FRANKEL, SOLOBAY,
PALLONE, BELFANTI, CAPPELLI, CLARK, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON,
DALEY, J. EVANS, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HORSEY,
JAMES, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MANN, McCALL, McGEEHAN,
MELIO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY, SHANER, STABACK, STERN,
TIGUE, TRICH, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WOJNAROSKI, G. WRIGHT,
YOUNGBLOOD AND M. COHEN, JANUARY 14, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JANUARY 14, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An
2 act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and
3 consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of
4 insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and
5 protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds
6 associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and
7 fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and
8 supervision of insurance carried by such companies,
9 associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by
10 the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and
11 repealing existing laws," further providing for automobile
12 insurance policy premium increases.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 2005 of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682,
16 No.284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended
17 by adding a subsection to read:
18 Section 2005. Policy Premium Increases.--* * *
19 (b.1) An insurer may not increase an individual insured's
20 premium or assess a premium surcharge on the basis that a
1 vehicle when being operated by the individual in his capacity as
2 a public employe in the performance of public duties during a
3 weather emergency is involved in an accident. This exception
4 does not apply to:
5 (1) An accident occurring after the vehicle ceases to be
6 used in response to the weather emergency.
7 (2) An individual convicted of a moving traffic violation in
8 connection with the accident.
9 * * *
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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