Assembly Bill A6642

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the imposition of different premium rates for disability insurance based on gender

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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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2021-A6642 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3215-a, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9595
2019-2020: A3024
2023-2024: A3781

2021-A6642 - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of different premium rates for disability insurance based on gender.

2021-A6642 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6642
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GLICK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting the  impo-
   sition of different rates for premiums for the provision of disability
   insurance
 
   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 3215-a
 to read as follows:
   § 3215-A. DISABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM RATES. NO INSURER  OFFERING  OR
 PROVIDING  INDIVIDUAL,  GROUP  OR  BLANKET  DISABILITY INSURANCE IN THIS
 STATE SHALL CHARGE OR  IMPOSE  DIFFERENT  RATES  FOR  PREMIUMS  FOR  THE
 PROVISION OF SUCH INSURANCE ON THE BASIS OF THE GENDER OF THE INSURED OR
 INSUREDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2023, and shall apply to
 policies  and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on
 or after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03334-01-1

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2021-A6642A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3215-a, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9595
2019-2020: A3024
2023-2024: A3781

2021-A6642A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the imposition of different premium rates for disability insurance based on gender.

2021-A6642A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6642--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK, SIMON, CARROLL, FORREST, O'DONNELL, BARN-
   WELL, GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Insurance  --  recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting the impo-
   sition of different rates for premiums for the provision of disability
   insurance
 
   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 3215-a
 to read as follows:
   §  3215-A.  DISABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM RATES. NO INSURER OFFERING OR
 PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR  BLANKET  DISABILITY  INSURANCE  IN  THIS
 STATE  SHALL  CHARGE  OR  IMPOSE  DIFFERENT  RATES  FOR PREMIUMS FOR THE
 PROVISION OF SUCH INSURANCE TO INDIVIDUALS INSURED UNDER  A  POLICY,  ON
 THE BASIS OF THE GENDER OF THE INSURED OR INSUREDS.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing one year after it shall have become a law, and shall apply to  poli-
 cies  and  contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or
 after such date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03334-03-2

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