| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 |
advanced to third reading |
| Apr 21, 2026 |
2nd report cal. |
| Apr 20, 2026 |
1st report cal.705 |
| Feb 13, 2026 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S9207
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
2025-S9207 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S9207 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9207
SPONSOR: GIANARIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting certain
restrictions as it relates to dog breed
PURPOSE OF BILL:
To ensure that renters are able to secure renters' insurance policies
regardless of the breed of dog owned.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends Insurance Law § 3421, subdivision 1, by
prohibiting insurers that issue renters' insurance policies from refus-
ing to issue, renew, cancel, charge, or impose an increased premium for
such policy or contract, or exclude, limit, restrict, or reduce coverage
under such policy or contract based upon harboring or owning any dog of
a specific breed or mixture of breeds.
2025-S9207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9207
I N S E N A T E
February 13, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, COONEY, MURRAY, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- 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 prohibiting certain
restrictions as it relates to dog breed
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The section heading and subsection 1 of section 3421 of
the insurance law, the section heading as added by chapter 545 of the
laws of 2021 and subsection 1 as amended by chapter 679 of the laws of
2022, are amended to read as follows:
Homeowners' liability insurance AND RENTERS' INSURANCE; dogs. 1. With
respect to homeowners' insurance policies as defined in section two
thousand three hundred fifty-one of this chapter AND RENTERS' INSURANCE
POLICIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF
THIS ARTICLE, no insurer shall refuse to issue or renew, cancel, or
charge or impose an increased premium or rate for such policy or
contract, or exclude, limit, restrict, or reduce coverage under such
policy or contract based [solely] upon harboring or owning any dog of a
specific breed or mixture of breeds.
§ 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.
LBD00741-02-6
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