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NY A 2245

in committee

Enacts the New York small contractor relief act

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Enacts the "New York small contractor relief act"; defines terms; authorizes a small contractor captive insurance company to purchase, and the New York state insurance fund shall be authorized and directed to provide, reinsurance and retrocession reinsurance for such captive insurance company, on either a quota share arrangement or facultative arrangement at a rate to be determined by the board of the fund; provides that a small contractor captive insurance company organized pursuant to this article shall not refuse to issue, renew or cancel a policy of any qualified small construction contractor based upon geographic location or line of business engaged in by such contractor; makes related provisions.

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

Sponsors

  • Edward Braunsteinprimary
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Yudelka Tapiacosponsor
  • Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyncosponsor
  • David Weprincosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-15

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-22

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-22

    PRINT NUMBER 2245A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2025-05-21

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  5. 2025-05-21

    PRINT NUMBER 2245B

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

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