Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A9601

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits a beneficiary of a decedent's life insurance policy from collecting payments from such policy if the beneficiary is convicted under the penal law for causing the death of the policy holder

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

co-Sponsors

2017-A9601 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13-3.7, EPT L

2017-A9601 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a beneficiary of a decedent's life insurance policy from collecting payments from such policy if the beneficiary is convicted under the penal law for causing the death of the policy holder.

2017-A9601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9601
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the estates, powers  and  trusts  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  a  beneficiary of a decedent's life insurance policy from
   collecting payments from such policy if the beneficiary  is  convicted
   for causing the death of the policy holder

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The estates, powers and trusts law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 13-3.7 to read as follows:
 §  13-3.7 DISQUALIFICATION OF LIFE INSURANCE BENEFICIARIES CAUSING DEATH
           OF DECEDENT
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY  BENE-
 FICIARY OF A POLICY OF LIFE, GROUP LIFE, INDUSTRIAL LIFE OR ACCIDENT AND
 HEALTH  INSURANCE  WHO IS CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE UNDER SECTIONS 125.10,
 125.11, 125.12, 125.13, 125.14, 125.15, 125.20, 125.21, 125.22,  125.25,
 125.26,  OR  125.27 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR CAUSING THE DEATH OF THE POLICY
 HOLDER SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENT  UNDER  SUCH  DECEDENT'S
 POLICY  OF  LIFE,  GROUP  LIFE,  INDUSTRIAL  LIFE OR ACCIDENT AND HEALTH
 INSURANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14318-01-8

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.