Assembly Bill A8219

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic delivery of insurance notices

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

2023-A8219 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3458, Ins L; amd §313, V & T L; amd §54, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9839

2023-A8219 - Summary

Allows for certain notices related to property/casualty insurance contracts under the vehicle and traffic law to be delivered by electronic means.

2023-A8219 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8219
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, the vehicle and traffic law and the
   workers' compensation law,  in  relation  to  electronic  delivery  of
   notices
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 3458 of  the  insurance  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (b) Subject to the requirements of this section, any notice to a party
 or any other document required under  this  chapter,  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE VEHICLE AND
 TRAFFIC LAW, AND PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION FIFTY-FOUR
 OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW in a property/casualty insurance trans-
 action or that is to serve as evidence  of  property/casualty  insurance
 coverage  may  be  delivered by electronic means so long as it meets the
 requirements of article three of the state technology  law.  Where  this
 chapter  requires that notice be mailed or delivered to an address shown
 in the policy, the notice may be delivered by  electronic  means  to  an
 electronic address not specified in the policy.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 313 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE THAT COMPLIES  WITH  SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND
 FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-EIGHT  OF THE INSURANCE LAW SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of  section  54  of  the  workers'
 compensation  law  is  amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to
 read as follows:
   AN ELECTRONIC NOTICE THAT COMPLIES WITH SECTION  THREE  THOUSAND  FOUR
 HUNDRED  FIFTY-EIGHT  OF  THE  INSURANCE LAW SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2023-A8219A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3458, Ins L; amd §313, V & T L; amd §54, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9839

2023-A8219A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for certain notices related to property/casualty insurance contracts under the vehicle and traffic law to be delivered by electronic means.

2023-A8219A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8219--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Insurance  -- recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law and the vehicle and  traffic  law,  in
   relation to electronic delivery of notices
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 3458 of  the  insurance  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  161  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (b) Subject to the requirements of this section, any notice to a party
 or any other document required under  this  chapter,  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE VEHICLE AND
 TRAFFIC LAW in a property/casualty insurance transaction or that  is  to
 serve  as evidence of property/casualty insurance coverage may be deliv-
 ered by electronic means so long as it meets the requirements of article
 three of the state technology law.  Where  this  chapter  requires  that
 notice  be  mailed  or  delivered to an address shown in the policy, the
 notice may be delivered by electronic means to an electronic address not
 specified in the policy.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 313 of the vehicle and  traffic  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  AN  ELECTRONIC  NOTICE  THAT COMPLIES WITH SECTION THREE THOUSAND
 FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THE INSURANCE LAW SHALL  BE  SUFFICIENT  FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05982-03-4

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.