Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to insurance |
Jun 02, 2023 |
print number 6867a |
Jun 02, 2023 |
amend and recommit to insurance |
May 08, 2023 |
referred to insurance |
Assembly Bill A6867A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jen Lunsford
Jonathan Jacobson
Sarahana Shrestha
2023-A6867 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7416
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld & add §3421, Ins L
2023-A6867 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6867 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2023 ___________ 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 certain restrictions as it relates to dog breed; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3421 of the insurance law is REPEALED and a new section 3421 is added to read as follows: § 3421. DOGS; COVERAGE REFUSAL. (A) AN INSURER THAT ISSUES OR DELIVERS A POLICY IN THIS STATE SHALL NOT CANCEL, REFUSE TO ISSUE, REFUSE TO RENEW, OR INCREASE THE PREMIUM OF A POLICY OR EXCLUDE, LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR REDUCE COVERAGE UNDER SUCH POLICY BASED SOLELY UPON HARBORING OR OWNING ANY DOG OF A SPECIFIC BREED OR MIXTURE OF BREEDS. (B) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN INSURER FROM REFUSING TO ISSUE OR RENEW OR FROM CANCELING ANY SUCH CONTRACT OR POLI- CY, NOR FROM IMPOSING A REASONABLY INCREASED PREMIUM OR RATE FOR SUCH A POLICY OR CONTRACT BASED UPON THE DESIGNATION OF A DOG OF ANY BREED OR MIXTURE OF BREEDS AS A DANGEROUS DOG PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, BASED ON SOUND UNDER- WRITING AND ACTUARIAL PRINCIPLES REASONABLY RELATED TO ACTUAL OR ANTIC- IPATED LOSS EXPERIENCE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE. (C) THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO POLICIES OF INSURANCE IF THE INSURED OR PROPOSED INSURED IS AN INDIVIDUAL. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to all policies issued, renewed, modi- fied, altered or amended on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10473-01-3
co-Sponsors
Jen Lunsford
Jonathan Jacobson
Sarahana Shrestha
Deborah Glick
2023-A6867A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7416
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld & add §3421, Ins L
2023-A6867A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6867--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, LUNSFORD, JACOBSON, SHRESTHA -- 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 prohibiting certain restrictions as it relates to dog breed; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3421 of the insurance law is REPEALED and a new section 3421 is added to read as follows: § 3421. DOGS; COVERAGE REFUSAL. (A) AN INSURER THAT ISSUES OR DELIVERS A POLICY IN THIS STATE SHALL NOT CANCEL, REFUSE TO ISSUE, REFUSE TO RENEW, OR INCREASE THE PREMIUM OF A POLICY OR EXCLUDE, LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR REDUCE COVERAGE UNDER SUCH POLICY BASED UPON HARBORING OR OWNING ANY DOG OF A SPECIFIC BREED OR MIXTURE OF BREEDS. (B) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN INSURER FROM REFUSING TO ISSUE OR RENEW OR FROM CANCELING ANY SUCH CONTRACT OR POLI- CY, NOR FROM IMPOSING A REASONABLY INCREASED PREMIUM OR RATE FOR SUCH A POLICY OR CONTRACT BASED UPON THE DESIGNATION OF A DOG OF ANY BREED OR MIXTURE OF BREEDS AS A DANGEROUS DOG PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, BASED ON SOUND UNDER- WRITING AND ACTUARIAL PRINCIPLES REASONABLY RELATED TO ACTUAL OR ANTIC- IPATED LOSS EXPERIENCE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE. (C) THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO POLICIES OF INSURANCE IF THE INSURED OR PROPOSED INSURED IS AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to all policies issued, renewed, modi- fied, altered or amended on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10473-02-3
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