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Assembly Bill A8534

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have tested positive for HIV with respect to insurance coverage

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2025-A8534 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4224, Ins L

2025-A8534 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits discrimination against individuals who have tested positive for HIV with respect to life, accident, and health insurance coverage.

2025-A8534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8534
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting discrimi-
   nation against individuals who tested positive for HIV with respect to
   life, accident, and health insurance coverage

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subsection (a) of section 4224 of the insur-
 ance  law,  as  added  by chapter 126 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (3) refuse to insure, refuse  to  continue  to  insure  or  limit  the
 amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge
 a  different  rate  for  the same coverage solely because the insured or
 potential insured TESTED POSITIVE FOR HIV OR was prescribed pre-exposure
 prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for the prevention of HIV infection;
   § 2. Paragraph 3 of subsection (b) of section 4224  of  the  insurance
 law,  as added by chapter 126 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (3) refuse to insure, refuse  to  continue  to  insure  or  limit  the
 amount, extent or kind of coverage available to an individual, or charge
 a  different  rate  for  the same coverage solely because the insured or
 potential insured TESTED POSITIVE FOR HIV OR was prescribed pre-exposure
 prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for the prevention of HIV infection;
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11952-01-5

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