Establishes discrimination where insurers exclude, limit, restrict or reduce coverage of a publicly-assisted housing accommodation due to lawful source of income.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7944
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
August 4, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing discrimi-
nation where insurers exclude, limit, restrict or reduce coverage of a
publicly-assisted housing accommodation due to lawful source of income
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
3 2-b. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for insurers that
4 issue or deliver policies in this state to cancel, refuse to issue,
5 refuse to renew, or increase the premium of a policy or exclude, limit,
6 restrict or reduce coverage of a publicly-assisted housing accommodation
7 due to lawful source of income.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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