Assembly Bill A9849

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the disclosure of contractor's insurance company information

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A9849 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §344, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2064

2019-A9849 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the disclosure of a contractor's or subcontractor's insurance company information.

2019-A9849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9849
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 20, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring the disclo-
   sure of contractor's insurance company information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 344 to
 read as follows:
   § 344. DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTOR'S INSURANCE INFORMATION. ANY PUBLIC OR
 PRIVATE  ENTITY WHICH HIRES A CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL DISCLOSE
 THE CONTRACTOR'S AND/OR SUBCONTRACTOR'S  INSURANCE  INFORMATION  TO  ANY
 OTHER  PERSON  OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY WHICH STATES THEY ARE LOOKING
 TO FILE A CLAIM AGAINST SUCH ENTITY AND THE  CONTRACTOR  AND/OR  SUBCON-
 TRACTOR  WAS UNDER CONTRACT WITH SUCH ENTITY  WHEN AND WHERE THE ALLEGED
 CLAIM AROSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15397-01-0

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