| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 06, 2026 |
advanced to third reading |
| May 05, 2026 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 04, 2026 |
1st report cal.889 |
| Apr 16, 2026 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S9941
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
Actions
Votes
2025-S9941 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S9941 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9941
SPONSOR: BAILEY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurers
from refusing to renew a policy on certain automobiles used for volun-
teer social service transportation
PURPOSE:
To encourage volunteerism in transportation by explicitly prohibiting
insurance companies from denying or canceling insurance solely on the
basis of serving as a volunteer driver.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends subsection (s) of section 3425 of the insurance law.
Section 4. Sets the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
2025-S9941 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9941
I N S E N A T E
April 16, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 insurers
from refusing to renew a policy on certain automobiles used for volun-
teer social service transportation
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection (s) of section 3425 of the insurance law, as
added by chapter 408 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(s) With respect to automobile insurance, no insurer shall refuse to
issue or renew a covered individually-owned private passenger policy
solely on the [ground] GROUNDS that the motor vehicle to be insured
under such policy shall be used for volunteer firefighting OR FOR
PERFORMING VOLUNTEER SERVICES FOR A NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION OR
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY CONSISTING OF PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICE TRANSPORTA-
TION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to insurance policies issued or deliv-
ered on and after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09933-03-6
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