Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 06, 2019 |
vetoed memo.178 |
Nov 26, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.402 substituted for a7664 |
Jun 17, 2019 |
referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 15, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 14, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 13, 2019 |
1st report cal.665 |
Feb 11, 2019 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S3639
Vetoed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2019-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3639 SPONSOR: BRESLIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to representations by an insured PURPOSE: This bill would clarify that the beneficiary or anyone claiming a right under a life insurance policy has a duty to cooperate with an insurer's investigation of a death occurring during the two-year contestability period. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one would amend Section 3105 of the Insurance Law to address a beneficiary or insured's obligation to assist the insurer in obtaining the necessary information to determine whether a misrepresentation was made by the applicant for insurance Section two establishes the effective date.
2019-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3639 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, SEWARD, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insur- ance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to representations by an insured THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 3105 of the insurance law is amended to read as follows: (a) (1) A representation is a statement as to past or present fact, made to the insurer by, or by the authority of, the applicant for insur- ance or the prospective insured, at or before the making of the insur- ance contract as an inducement to the making thereof. A misrepresen- tation is a false representation, and the facts misrepresented are those facts which make the representation false. (2) ANY PERSON HAVING OR CLAIMING A RIGHT UNDER A LIFE INSURANCE POLI- CY THAT (A) PROVIDES A DEATH BENEFIT AND (B) HAS BEEN IN FORCE FEWER THAN TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF ISSUE OR THE DATE OF REINSTATEMENT IF EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY IS REQUESTED, SHALL PROVIDE REASONABLE ASSISTANCE TO THE INSURER IN OBTAINING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MISREPRESENTATION WAS MADE BY THE APPLICANT FOR INSURANCE OR THE PROSPECTIVE INSURED. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09812-01-9
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