New York Assembly Bill A07944 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7944 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY August 4, 2023 ___________ 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. LBD11977-01-3