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NY A00893
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Extends existing protections against dog breed-based insurance discrimination from homeowners' policies to also cover renters' insurance policies
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Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue, renew, or cancel homeowners' or renters' policies solely based on the owner harboring a specific dog breed or mixed breed
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Bars insurers from charging increased premiums or imposing rate increases based solely on dog breed ownership
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Prevents insurers from excluding, limiting, restricting, or reducing coverage based solely on a policyholder's dog breed
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law and applies to all policies issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended after that date
Legislative Description
Prohibits restrictions on insurance policies based solely on the policyholder harboring or owning any dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds.
Last Action
substituted by s364
6/10/2025