A10279 • 2025

Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: David Weprin
Last action: 2026-06-03
Official status: Passed Senate
Effective date: Not listed

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Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse

Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

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Bill History

2026-06-03 Senate
SUBSTITUTED FOR S9179A
2026-06-03 Senate
3RD READING CAL.886
2026-06-03 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-06-03 Senate
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-04-28 Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY
2026-04-28 Assembly
DELIVERED TO SENATE
2026-04-28 Senate
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
2026-04-23 Assembly
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.378
2026-04-21 Assembly
REPORTED
2026-04-17 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
2026-04-17 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 10279A
2026-02-20 Assembly
REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Official Summary Text

Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse
Prohibits insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10279

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    February 20, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Insurance

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the insurance law, relating to prohibiting insurance
          discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital  status  following
          the death of the insured's spouse

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 2607 of the insurance law, as amended by section  1
     2  of  subpart D of part J of chapter 57 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
     3  read as follows:
     4    § 2607. Discrimination because of sex or marital status.   (a) (I)  No
     5  individual  or  entity shall refuse to issue any policy of insurance, or
     6  cancel or decline to renew the policy because  of  the  sex  or  marital
     7  status  of  the applicant or policyholder or engage in sexual stereotyp-
     8  ing.
     9    (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER,  NO  INSURER
    10  PROVIDING  ANY  TYPE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
    11  PROPERTY, CASUALTY,  HOMEOWNER'S,  RENTER'S,  OR  AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE,
    12  SHALL: REFUSE TO CONTINUE TO INSURE, CANCEL, OR DECLINE TO RENEW A POLI-
    13  CY; LIMIT THE AMOUNT, EXTENT, OR KIND OF COVERAGE AVAILABLE; OR CHARGE A
    14  DIFFERENT  PREMIUM RATE OR IMPOSE DIFFERENT TERMS OR CONDITIONS, BECAUSE
    15  THE APPLICANT OR POLICYHOLDER IS WIDOWED OR THEIR MARITAL STATUS  OTHER-
    16  WISE REFLECTS THE DEATH OF A SPOUSE.
    17    (b)  For  the  purposes  of  this  section, "sex" shall include sexual
    18  orientation, gender identity or expression, and transgender status.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on  the  first  day  of  January  next
    20  succeeding  the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply
    21  to any policy issued, delivered, renewed, and/or modified  on  or  after
    22  the effective date of this act.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13726-01-5