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NY S00364

Bill

Status

Vetoed

12/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Gianaris

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Extends existing protections against dog breed-based insurance discrimination from homeowners' insurance to also cover renters' insurance policies
  • Prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, canceling, or charging increased premiums based solely on owning a dog of a specific breed or mixture of breeds
  • Bars insurers from excluding, limiting, restricting, or reducing coverage based solely on the breed of dog owned or harbored
  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law and applies to all policies issued, renewed, modified, altered, or amended on or after that date
  • Sponsored by Senators Gianaris, Cooney, and Skoufis and referred to the Committee on Insurance

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

VETOED MEMO.108

12/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Insurance4/8/2025
Insurance1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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