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NY A 2543

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Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose onerous or unreasonable conditions for the payment of benefits thereunder

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires persons or entities providing benefits in the event of disability to not impose "onerous or unreasonable conditions" for the payment or continued payment of benefits thereunder, and provides for the enforcement thereof including actual damages, interest and penalties, reasonable costs and attorney's fees, and in the court's discretion, exemplary damages; exempts worker's compensation and NYS disability insurance.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jeffrey Dinowitzprimary
  • David Weprincosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A2543?summary=&detail=

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