Sponsored bills

Relates to adjusting claims on behalf of municipal cooperative health benefit plans

Provides that certain persons who adjust claims on behalf of municipal cooperative health benefit plans shall be considered adjusters.

James L. SewardVetoed

Vetoed

Directs the department of financial services to study and report upon the provision of long term care insurance coverage in this state

Directs the department of financial services to study and report upon the provision of long term care insurance coverage in this state.

James L. SewardVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to electronic delivery of property/casualty insurance notices and posting property/casualty insurance policies on the internet

Relates to electronic delivery of property/casualty insurance notices and posting property/casualty insurance policies on the internet; authorizes electronic delivery of insurance notices with…

James L. SewardVetoed

Vetoed

Relates to filing a report on examination

Relates to filing a report on examination.

James L. SewardVetoed

Vetoed

Designates that portion of state route 357 in the town of Franklin, county of Delaware, as the "Corporal Nicholas K. Uzenski Memorial Highway"

Designates that portion of state route 357 in the town of Franklin, county of Delaware, as the "Corporal Nicholas K.

James L. SewardSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to requirements for coverage by mortgage guaranty insurance

Relates to mortgage guaranty insurance; removes requirement that mortgage guaranty insurers restrict their coverage, net of applicable reinsurance, to twenty-five percent of the total indebtedness…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to the requirement for policyholders to provide 30 days notice to withdraw from the state insurance fund

Relates to the requirement for policyholders to provide 30 days notice to withdraw from the state insurance fund.

James L. SewardRules Committee

Enacts the "personal motor vehicle sharing act"

Enacts the "personal motor vehicle sharing act", to establish insurance requirements for and limitations on programs providing for the sharing of private passenger motor vehicles.

James L. SewardRules Committee

Relates to transportation network companies

Relates to transportation network companies.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to a Herkimer county recording tax to be imposed on the obligation secured by a mortgage on real property

Extends Herkimer county's mortgage recording tax authorization until 2018.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Relates to the registration of vintage snowmobiles

Relates to the registration of vintage snowmobiles.

James L. SewardTransportation Committee

Authorizes county clerks to establish a system to receive and retain maps utilizing electronic means

Authorizes county clerks to establish a system to receive and retain maps utilizing electronic means.

James L. SewardJudiciary Committee

Directs the department of environmental conservation to lease the Rogers environmental education center to the Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc. for not less than 40 years

Directs the department of environmental conservation to lease the Rogers environmental education center to the Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center, Inc. for a term of not less than 40…

James L. SewardEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to rating of individual and small group health insurance policies; repealer

Relates to rating of individual and small group health insurance policies.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to exemption of certain participants in a supervised collegiate summer baseball league from workers' compensation coverage

Exempts certain participants of a supervised collegiate summer baseball league from definition of employee for purposes of workers' compensation coverage.

James L. SewardLabor Committee

Relates to a tax credit for employment of an individual who has successfully completed a judicial diversion substance abuse treatment program or graduated from drug court

Establishes a tax credit for employment of an individual who has successfully completed a judicial diversion substance abuse treatment program or graduated from drug court.

James L. SewardWays And Means Committee

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Eggleston Hill Dairy Farm in Cooperstown, New York, on July 9, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting or employing a runner to procure patients or clients

Criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting or employing a runner to procure patients or clients.

James L. SewardCodes Committee

Relates to the creation of the cystic fibrosis foundation license plate and cystic fibrosis research and education fund

Relates to the creation of the cystic fibrosis foundation license plate and cystic fibrosis research and education fund.

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Prohibits sex offenders who are on parole or probation, or conditionally discharged from being upon the premises of any facility providing child day care

Prohibits sex offenders who are on parole or probation, or conditionally discharged from being upon or within 1,000 feet of the premises of any facility providing child day care, while any person…

James L. SewardCorrection Committee

Establishes the interstate insurance product regulation compact to regulate certain insurance products among member states

Establishes the "Interstate insurance product regulation compact" to regulate certain insurance products among member states and to promote and protect the interest of consumers of individual and…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to the valuation of life insurance policies and contracts

Relates to requirements imposed for the valuation of the reserve liabilities of life insurance policies and contracts.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to the school district internal audit function

Relates to the school district internal audit function; requires a biennial review and update of the risk assessment of district operations.

James L. SewardEducation Committee

Relates to establishing protections from excessive hospital emergency charges

Relates to establishing protections from excessive hospital emergency charges; includes hospital charges; extends coverage for members in certain counties.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to the location of the beginning of that portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Southern Adirondack Trail"

Relates to the location of the beginning of that portion of the state highway system to be designated as the "Southern Adirondack Trail".

James L. SewardTransportation Committee

Extends from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2047, the expiration of provisions authorizing the lease of the Hyde hall historic site at the Glimmerglass state park

Extends from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2047, the expiration of provisions authorizing the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to lease the Hyde hall historic site at the…

James L. SewardOn the Senate floor

Relates to insurance fraud

Relates to insurance fraud in the fourth degree.

James L. SewardCodes Committee

Directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct an analysis of standards and enforcement provisions for prompt and equitable settlement of claims for payment of home care services

Directs the superintendent of financial services in conjunction with the commissioner of health to conduct an analysis of standards and enforcement provisions for prompt and equitable settlement of…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to continuing education for agents, brokers, adjusters, consultants and intermediaries

Exempts from certain provisions certain business entity licenses where it can be demonstrated that all sublicenses have adequate continuing education credits to support their individual licenses in…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to activities of alien insurance brokers with respect to property/casualty insurance

Permits activities of alien insurance brokers with respect to property/casualty insurance.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to expanding the authority to issue group annuity contracts

Relates to expanding the authority to issue group annuity contracts.

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Exempts traps set in water from the requirement that they be visited once every 24 hours

Exempts traps set in water from the requirement that they be visited once every 24 hours; such traps shall be visited once every 48 hours or a shorter interval as determined by the department of…

James L. SewardEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the founding of Gladding Braided Products, LLC

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Relates to prohibitions on rebating and discrimination in rates and payments under insurance policies

Relates to prohibitions on rebating and discrimination in rates and payments under insurance policies; provides that certain services shall not be considered to be an inducement or rebate unless the…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to immunity from civil liability for certain information from not-for-profit organizations

Relates to immunity and information furnished to or from a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the investigation and prosecution of the banking law or the insurance law.

James L. SewardBanks Committee

Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of Remington Arms Company, Inc.

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Ray Baker upon the occasion of his designation as the Citizen of the Years by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce on June 3, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Child Development Center upon the occasion of its designation as Business of the Years on June 3, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Honoring the MARK Project, Inc. upon the occasion of its designation as Business Advocate of the Year by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce on May 6, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Awestruck Ciders upon the occasion of its designation as New Business of the Year by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce on May 6, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Hobart Book Village upon the occasion of its designation as Tourism Property of the Year by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce on May 6, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Trooper Lawrence F. Gurdo II upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Brummer Award by the New York State Police

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Village of New Berlin, New York, on June 11, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Relates to the definition of small group for the purposes of health insurance policies and contracts; repealer

Amends the definition of "small group" for purposes of health insurance policies and contracts to fifty employees or fewer; and repeals provisions requiring the superintendent to conduct an impact…

James L. SewardInsurance Committee

Relates to designating members of the security force of Mary Imogene Bassett hospital network as peace officers

Designates members of the security force of Mary Imogene Bassett hospital network as peace officers.

James L. SewardCodes Committee

Honoring the Unadilla Food Pantry upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2016 Commitment to Community Award by the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Richard W. Wakeman, LLC upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2016 Business of the Year Award by the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce on April 17, 2016

James L. SewardAdopted

Adopted

Relates to limitations upon school district tax levies

Provides that the tax levy limit shall be equal to a zero percent increase over the prior year tax levy when the difference between the total amount of taxes levied for the prior year less the tax…

James L. SewardEducation Committee