Assembly Bill A2202

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring contractors and subcontractors to disclose the existence of property and casualty insurance

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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-A2202 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4060
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §771, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10798, S8769

2021-A2202 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires contractors and subcontractors to disclose the existence of property and casualty insurance before they begin work on a home.

2021-A2202 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2202
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
   contractors and subcontractors to disclose the existence  of  property
   and casualty insurance

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 771 of the general business law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I) BEFORE A CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR BEGINS WORK ON A  HOME,  SUCH
 WRITING  SHALL  DISCLOSE  TO  THE  HOMEOWNER THE EXISTENCE OF A PROPERTY
 AND/OR CASUALTY INSURANCE POLICY THAT COVERS THE SCOPE OF SUCH  CONTRAC-
 TOR  OR  SUBCONTRACTOR'S  EMPLOYMENT  SHOULD AN INSURANCE CLAIM BE FILED
 RESULTING FROM LOSSES ARISING FROM  THE  WORK  AT  SUCH  PROPERTY.  SUCH
 DISCLOSURE  SHALL  ALSO INCLUDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE INSURANCE
 COMPANY PROVIDING SUCH PROPERTY AND/OR CASUALTY INSURANCE,  INCLUDING  A
 PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07039-01-1

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