Assembly Bill A7830

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a task force on disasters

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1634 - Vetoed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7830 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1634
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §215, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1093, S4235
2015-2016: A4172, S3758
2017-2018: A1643, S1594, S7246

2019-A7830 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a task force on disasters to examine how insurers who write policies that cover loss of or damage to real property, personal property or other liabilities for loss of, damage to, or injury to persons or property in the state respond to disasters.

2019-A7830 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7830
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to creating a task  force
   on disasters
 
   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 215 to
 read as follows:
   § 215. TASK FORCE ON DISASTERS.  (A) THERE IS HEREBY  CREATED  A  TASK
 FORCE  TO  EXAMINE HOW INSURERS WHO WRITE POLICIES THAT COVER LOSS OF OR
 DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY, PERSONAL PROPERTY,  OR  OTHER  LIABILITIES  FOR
 LOSS  OF,  DAMAGE TO, OR INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY IN NEW YORK STATE
 RESPOND TO DISASTERS, IN WHAT WAYS STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES SUCH AS  THE
 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES CAN ASSIST IN SUCH RESPONSE AND WHETHER
 POLICYHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES HAVE ADEQUATE INSURANCE.
   (B)  (1)  THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF TWENTY-THREE MEMBERS, ONE OF
 WHOM SHALL BE THE SUPERINTENDENT OR  HIS  OR  HER  DESIGNATED  REPRESEN-
 TATIVE,  SIX  OF  WHOM  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, FIVE OF WHOM
 SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, FIVE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR
 BASED  UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BASED UPON  THE  RECOM-
 MENDATION  OF  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THREE OF WHOM
 SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF  THE
 MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE.
   (2) THE APPOINTEES SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  FOUR  INSURERS WHO WRITE POLICIES THAT COVER LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO
 REAL PROPERTY, PERSONAL PROPERTY, OR  OTHER  LIABILITIES  FOR  LOSS  OF,
 DAMAGE  TO,  OR INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES
 FROM COMPANIES OF VARYING SIZES AND LOCATIONS AND AT LEAST  ONE  INSURER
 WHO WRITES FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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