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NY A10244

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

David Weprin

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all new health insurance coverage mandates to take effect no earlier than January 1st of the year following enactment
  • Applies to laws amending Insurance Law sections 3216, 3221, and 4303 that require coverage for new health care services, treatments, or benefits
  • Coverage requirements apply only to policies issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or after the effective date
  • Authorizes the Superintendent of Financial Services to promulgate rules and regulations to implement these provisions
  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law

Legislative Description

Establishes a uniform effective date for health insurance benefit mandates by requiring that every law that adds provisions to or amends provisions of sections 3216, 3221, and 4303 of the insurance law requiring a policy of health insurance to provide coverage for a new health care service, treatment, or benefit, or that otherwise mandates coverage under such policy shall take effect no earlier than the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.

Last Action

referred to governmental operations

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Operations2/12/2026

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