Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 07, 2020 |
signed chap.228 |
Sep 25, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 20, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.163 substituted for a5952a |
Jul 20, 2020 |
substituted by s3159a rules report cal.163 reported |
Jul 17, 2020 |
reported referred to rules |
Jul 14, 2020 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to insurance |
May 03, 2019 |
print number 5952a |
May 03, 2019 |
amend (t) and recommit to insurance |
Feb 20, 2019 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A5952A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3159 - 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
Bill Amendments
2019-A5952 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3159
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2617, Ins L
2019-A5952 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5952 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurers from denying life insurance to individuals who have been prescribed medication used to block the effects of opioids THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subsection (a) of section 4224 of the insur- ance law, as amended by chapter 713 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: (1) make or permit any unfair discrimination between individuals of the same class and of equal expectation of life, in the amount or payment or return of premiums, or rates charged for policies of life insurance or annuity contracts, or in the dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any of the terms and conditions thereof. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, IT SHALL BE UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION FOR SUCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OR SAVINGS AND INSURANCE BANK TO DENY LIFE INSUR- ANCE COVERAGE OR ADJUST THE AMOUNT OR PAYMENT OR RETURN OF PREMIUMS, OR RATES CHARGED FOR POLICIES OF LIFE INSURANCE OR ANNUITY CONTRACTS FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL SOLELY BECAUSE SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED MEDI- CATION USED TO BLOCK THE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NALOXONE AND NARCAN; § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08725-02-9
co-Sponsors
Karines Reyes
John T. McDonald III
2019-A5952A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3159
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2617, Ins L
2019-A5952A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5952--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to unfair discrimination by insurers for the use of prescriptions to block the effects of opioids 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 2617 to read as follows: § 2617. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION FOR THE USE OF PRESCRIPTIONS TO BLOCK THE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS. NO INSURER OR ENTITY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE KINDS OF INSURANCE SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS ONE OR TWO OF SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL REFUSE TO ISSUE A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY OR ANNUITY CONTRACT OR ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS, OR RATES, CHARGED FOR LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES OR ANNUITY CONTRACTS FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL SOLELY BECAUSE SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED MEDICATION USED TO BLOCK THE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS, INCLUD- ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NALOXONE AND NARCAN, UNLESS SUCH ACTION IS BASED ON SOUND ACTUARIAL PRINCIPLES OR ACTUAL OR REASONABLY ANTICIPATED EXPERIENCE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08725-04-9
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