NY State Senate Bill 2021-S6475

Senate Bill S6475

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the position of expert insurance liaison within the department of homeland security and emergency services

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2022	committed to rules
May 04, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 03, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 02, 2022	1st report cal.969
Jan 05, 2022	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Apr 30, 2021	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

- May 2, 2022 - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote
  S6475
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee Vote: May 2, 2022
      
      aye (9)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Brooks
      
      Harckham
      
      Jordan
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Serrano
      
      Weik

2021-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §709, Exec L

2021-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the position of expert insurance coordinator to coordinate and facilitate information sharing among local, state, and federal agencies to improve coordination with insurance companies with respect to disaster response to natural and man-made disasters.

2021-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6475

SPONSOR: BROOKS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing an expert
insurance liaison in the department of homeland security and emergency
services and a communication relay system

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to provide a position of expert insurance
coordinator to the department of homeland security and emergency
services.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 709 of the executive law to
create a new position of expert insurance liaison within the department
of homeland security and emergency services. The coordinator shall
communicate with localities to facilitate information sharing among all

entities.

Section 2 is the enacting clause.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The position of an insurance liaison would be very useful in the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for a variety of
reasons. This bill would eliminate any confusion on what is insured and
what is not. The liaison would facilitate beneficial communication
between the Disaster Preparedness Commission, Department of Financial
Services, and insurance companies. The liaison would help the Commission
better understand insurance issues that are complex and often cannot be
understood by someone who is not an expert in the field.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred and twentieth day after it
shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.

2021-S6475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6475
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing an expert
   insurance liaison in the department of homeland security and emergency
   services and a communication relay system
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  709  of the executive law is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (g-1) and (g-2) to read as follows:
   (G-1) ESTABLISH THE POSITION OF EXPERT INSURANCE COORDINATOR TO  COOR-
 DINATE AND FACILITATE INFORMATION SHARING AMONG LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDER-
 AL  AGENCIES  TO  IMPROVE  COORDINATION  WITH  INSURANCE  COMPANIES WITH
 RESPECT TO DISASTER RESPONSE TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS;
   (G-2) ESTABLISH A COMMUNICATION RELAY SYSTEM BETWEEN THE  DIVISION  OF
 HOMELAND  SECURITY  AND  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  DEPARTMENT  OF  FINANCIAL
 SERVICES, AND INSURANCE COMPANIES DURING A NATURAL OR MAN-MADE  DISASTER
 SO  COMMUNICATION  BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE EFFICIENT AND EFFEC-
 TIVE IN REAL TIME. A BIANNUAL REPORT SHALL BE DRAFTED BY THE DIVISION OF
 HOMELAND  SECURITY  AND  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  DEPARTMENT  OF  FINANCIAL
 SERVICES AND THE INSURANCE COORDINATOR ON WHAT IS CONSIDERED INSURED AND
 WHAT IS CONSIDERED UNINSURED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES;
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10292-02-1

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