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NY A08127

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

David Weprin

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes the "Construction Laborer Insurance Protection Act (CLIPA)" to mandate insurance coverage for construction workers

  • Requires all insurance policies issued to owners, contractors, or subcontractors performing building erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, or cleaning to cover bodily injury and death

  • Prohibits insurers from excluding or limiting coverage for activities protected under Labor Law Article 10 (scaffold law protections)

  • Prevents insurers from denying coverage to any person protected by Labor Law Article 10

  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Enacts the "construction laborer insurance protection act (CLIPA)"; requires every policy or contract of insurance issued to an owner, contractor or subcontractor performing the work of erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, or cleaning of a building, structure or edifice to provide coverage for bodily injury and death of workers.

Last Action

referred to insurance

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Insurance5/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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