Bill Commons

NY A 5053

in committee

Increases the minimum insurance coverage required for motor vehicles registered and/or operated within the state of New York

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 5053 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5053 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INSURANCE

What is NY A 5053 about?

Increases the minimum insurance coverage required for motor vehicles registered and/or operated within the state of New York; for injury or death to one person in any one accident, increases the limits required from $25,000 to $50,000 for bodily injury and from $50,000 to $100,000 for death, for injury or death to more than one person in any one accident, increases the limits required from $50,000 to $100,000 for bodily injury and from $100,000 to $200,000 for death, and for third party property damage in any one accident, increases the limits required from $10,000 to $25,000.

Who sponsors NY A 5053?

Jonathan Jacobson is the primary sponsor of NY A 5053.

Description

Increases the minimum insurance coverage required for motor vehicles registered and/or operated within the state of New York; for injury or death to one person in any one accident, increases the limits required from $25,000 to $50,000 for bodily injury and from $50,000 to $100,000 for death, for injury or death to more than one person in any one accident, increases the limits required from $50,000 to $100,000 for bodily injury and from $100,000 to $200,000 for death, and for third party property damage in any one accident, increases the limits required from $10,000 to $25,000.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INSURANCE
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Jonathan Jacobsonprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-11

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 7979not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 717not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 948not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5053?summary=&detail=

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