Senate Bill S1678

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to animal insurance policies

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee

  • 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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2021-S1678 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7051
Current Committee:
Senate Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3457, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6742
2023-2024: S1715, A1599

2021-S1678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits animal insurance policies from limiting or excluding pre-existing conditions.

2021-S1678 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1678
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to limiting or  excluding
   pre-existing conditions in animal insurance policies
 
   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  3457
 to read as follows:
   §  3457. PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS IN ANIMAL INSURANCE POLICIES.  ANIMAL
 INSURANCE POLICIES SHALL NOT CONTAIN ANY EXCLUSION  OR  LIMITATION  WITH
 RESPECT TO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS OF ANY ANIMAL.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 this act shall apply to insurance contracts  issued  or  renewed  on  or
 after  such  effective date, and shall apply at the next required policy
 period, commencing on or after such  date,  to  any  insurance  contract
 written prior to the effective date of this act.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06007-01-1

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