| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8769
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
2019-S8769 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10798
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §771, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S4060, A2202
2019-S8769 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8769
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
contractors and subcontractors to disclose the existence of property and
casualty insurance
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill helps protect homeowners from damage that may be the result of
work done by a contractor and/or subcontractor by requiring contractors
and subcontractors to disclose in writing the existence of property
and/or casualty insurance along with the contact information of the
insurance company before doing any work on the property.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 771 of the general business law by adding a new
paragraph (i) that requires a contractor or subcontractor to disclose in
2019-S8769 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8769
I N S E N A T E
July 15, 2020
___________
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
contractors and subcontractors to disclose the existence of property
and casualty insurance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 771 of the general business law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
(I) BEFORE A CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR BEGINS WORK ON A HOME, SUCH
WRITING SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE HOMEOWNER THE EXISTENCE OF A PROPERTY
AND/OR CASUALTY INSURANCE POLICY THAT COVERS THE SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRAC-
TOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYMENT SHOULD AN INSURANCE CLAIM BE FILED
RESULTING FROM LOSSES ARISING FROM THE WORK AT SUCH PROPERTY. SUCH
DISCLOSURE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE INSURANCE
COMPANY PROVIDING SUCH PROPERTY AND/OR CASUALTY INSURANCE, INCLUDING A
PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16899-01-0
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