NY A05623 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-07-22 - ordered to third reading rules cal.301
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Relates to unfair claim settlement practices; provides that plaintiff may recover interest, costs and disbursements; compensatory damages, consequential damages and reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to amounts due under the policy when the insurer refused to pay or unreasonable delay of payment was not reasonably justified.

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Title

Relates to unfair claim settlement practices; provides that plaintiff may recover interest, costs and disbursements; compensatory damages, consequential damages and reasonable attorneys' fees in addition to amounts due under the policy when the insurer refused to pay or unreasonable delay of payment was not reasonably justified.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-07-22 - Assembly - Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (Y: 22 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-07-17 - Assembly - Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-07-14 - Assembly - Assembly Insurance Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (Y: 14 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-07-22Assemblyordered to third reading rules cal.301
2020-07-22Assemblyrules report cal.301
2020-07-22Assemblyreported
2020-07-17Assemblyreported referred to rules
2020-07-14Assemblyreported referred to codes
2020-07-09Assemblyprint number 5623b
2020-07-09Assemblyamend and recommit to insurance
2020-01-08Assemblyreferred to insurance
2019-05-17Assemblyprint number 5623a
2019-05-17Assemblyamend and recommit to insurance
2019-02-14Assemblyreferred to insurance

Same As/Similar To

S06216 (Same As) 2020-07-10 - PRINT NUMBER 6216A

New York State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A5623
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05623&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A05623
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05623&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A05623A
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05623&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A05623B
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05623&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC1
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05623&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC2
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05623&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC3

Bill Comments

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