PRINTER'S NO. 2797
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1963
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SACCONE, DRISCOLL, BERNSTINE, PETRARCA, O'NEILL,
ROTHMAN, HELM, V. BROWN, READSHAW, BRADFORD, D. COSTA AND
KEEFER, DECEMBER 11, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, DECEMBER 11, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An
act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and
consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of
insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and
protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds
associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and
fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and
supervision of insurance carried by such companies,
associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by
the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and
repealing existing laws," in automobile insurance issuance,
renewal, cancellation and refusal, providing for insurance
rates for law enforcement officers and emergency responders.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known
as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 2005.1. Insurance Rates for Law Enforcement Officers
and Emergency Responders.--(a) An insurer may not increase the
premium for a policy of automobile insurance to a law
enforcement officer or an emergency responder on the basis of
any accident involving a motor vehicle operated by the law
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enforcement officer or emergency responder if:
(1) the accident occurred while the law enforcement officer
or emergency responder was operating the motor vehicle in the
performance of the law enforcement officer's or emergency
responder's duties or in response to a 911 call; and
(2) there is a policy of insurance other than the policy of
automobile insurance providing motor vehicle liability or
collision coverage for the accident.
(b) Effect.--This section shall in no way restrict the
premium which an insurer may charge a governmental entity for an
insurance policy providing motor vehicle liability or collision
insurance covering law enforcement officers or emergency
responders.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Emergency responder." As the term is defined in 35 Pa.C.S.
§ 7332 (relating to definitions).
"Law enforcement officer." As the term is defined in 42
Pa.C.S. § 5950(d) (relating to confidential communications
involving law enforcement officers).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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