Assembly Bill A9737

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting insurers from asking property owners questions in regards to subsidized housing units

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  • 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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2015-A9737 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3429-b, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A637
2019-2020: A1166

2015-A9737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting insurers from asking property owners questions in regards to subsidized housing units.

2015-A9737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9737

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting insurance
  companies from questioning property owners  about  units  occupied  by
  tenants  under  section  eight  housing  or  other  subsidized housing
  programs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 3429-b
to read as follows:
  S  3429-B. QUESTIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS. (A) NO INSURER SHALL REQUIRE
ANY PROPERTY OWNER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, EITHER WRITTEN OR  VERBALLY,  IN
REGARDS  TO  WHETHER  UNITS ARE OCCUPIED BY TENANTS THAT RECEIVE SECTION
EIGHT HOUSING STATUS, PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
HOUSING  ACT  OF  NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN, OR ANY OTHER SUBSIDIZED
HOUSING PROGRAMS.
  (B) NO INSURER SHALL REFUSE TO ISSUE OR RENEW OR SHALL CANCEL A  PROP-
ERTY  OWNER'S  INSURANCE POLICY IF THE PROPERTY OWNER DECLINES TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTION DESCRIBED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14894-01-6

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