Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 20, 2011 |
signed chap.211 |
Jul 08, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2011 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.507 substituted for a8365 |
Jun 15, 2011 |
referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 13, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 07, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 06, 2011 |
1st report cal.1026 |
Jun 02, 2011 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S5562
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S5562 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8365
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §403, Ins L; amd §176.05, Pen L
2011-S5562 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5562 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law and the penal law, in relation to the definition of insurance fraud PURPOSE OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to include the activities that currently constitute a "fraudulent health care insurance act" within the definition of "fraudulent insurance act." SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Insurance Law § 403(a) to make a technical amendment by deleting "an" in the phrase "an insurance fraud." Section 2 of the bill amends Penal Law § 176.05 to include the activities that currently constitute a "fraudulent health care insurance act" within the definition of "fraudulent insurance act. " Section 3 states that this bill takes effect immediately. EXISTING LAW:
2011-S5562 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5562 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- (at request of the New York State Insurance Department) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the penal law, in relation to the definition of insurance fraud THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 403 of the insurance law is amended to read as follows: (a) In this article, "fraudulent insurance act" means [an] insurance fraud as defined in section 176.05 of the penal law; and the terms "personal insurance" and "commercial insurance" shall have the same meaning ascribed to them by section 176.00 of such law. S 2. Section 176.05 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 635 of the laws of 1996, subdivision 1 as designated and subdivision 2 as added by chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: S 176.05 Insurance fraud; defined. [1.] A fraudulent insurance act is committed by any person who, know- ingly and with intent to defraud presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to or by an insurer, self insurer, or purported insurer, or purported self insurer, or any agent thereof[,]: 1. any written statement as part of, or in support of, an application for the issuance of, or the rating of a commercial insurance policy, or certificate or evidence of self insurance for commercial insurance or commercial self insurance, or a claim for payment or other benefit pursuant to an insurance policy or self insurance program for commercial or personal insurance [which] THAT he OR SHE knows to: [(i)] (A) contain materially false information concerning any fact material thereto; or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10648-02-1
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