A 979 - New York Assembly (2025-2026) - Relates to contractual liability insurance policies - Bill Sponsor

New York Assembly Bill 979

Session 2025-2026

Relates to contractual liability insurance policies

Became Law

Signed by Governor on Oct 16, 2025

Sponsor

First Action

Jan 8, 2025

Latest Action

Oct 16, 2025

Origin Chamber

Assembly

Type

Bill

Bill Number

979

State

New York

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Jennifer Lunsford

Primary

David I. Weprin

Cosponsor

Assembly Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on May 20, 2025

Motion Text

Assembly Vote

Assembly Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Alec Brook-Krasny

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Angelo J. Morinello

Yes

Angelo Santabarbara

Yes

Anil Beephan, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bailey

Yes

Yes

Brian Cunningham

Yes

Brian D. Miller

Yes

Yes

Brian Manktelow

Yes

Yes

Yes

Charles D. Fall

Yes

Charles D. Lavine

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christopher S. Friend

Excused

Yes

Yes

Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

David G. McDonough

Yes

David I. Weprin

Yes

Deborah J. Glick

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donna A. Lupardo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Edward C. Braunstein

Yes

Yes

Emérita Torres

Yes

Emily Gallagher

Yes

Yes

Gabriella A. Romero

Yes

Yes

Yes

Harry B. Bronson

Yes

Yes

J. Gary Pretlow

Yes

Jackson

Yes

Jaime R. Williams

Yes

Jake Blumencranz

Yes

Jarett Gandolfo

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey Dinowitz

Yes

Jenifer Rajkumar

Yes

Jennifer Lunsford

Yes

Jessica González-Rojas

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Joe Sempolinski

Yes

John K. Mikulin

Yes

Yes

John T. McDonald III

Yes

John Zaccaro, Jr.

Yes

Jonathan G. Jacobson

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ken Blankenbush

Yes

Khaleel M. Anderson

Yes

Kwani O'Pharrow

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Linda B. Rosenthal

Yes

Manny De Los Santos

Yes

Marcela Mitaynes

Yes

Marianne Buttenschon

Yes

Yes

Mary Beth Walsh

Yes

MaryJane Shimsky

Yes

Yes

Matthew Simpson

Yes

Yes

Michael Benedetto

Yes

Yes

Michael J. Fitzpatrick

Yes

Michael Novakhov

Yes

Yes

Michael Tannousis

Yes

Michaelle C. Solages

Yes

Monique Chandler-Waterman

Yes

Mr. Speaker

Yes

Nader J. Sayegh

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pamela J. Hunter

Yes

Yes

Pat Chludzinski

Yes

Patrick J. Carroll

Yes

Yes

Yes

Phara Souffrant Forrest

Yes

Yes

Philip A. Palmesano

Yes

Ramos

Yes

Rebecca A. Seawright

Yes

Yes

Rivera

Yes

Robert C. Carroll

Yes

Yes

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sarahana Shrestha

Yes

Yes

Yes

Simcha Eichenstein

Yes

Stacey Pheffer Amato

Yes

Stefani Zinerman

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tommy John Schiavoni

Yes

Yes

Yes

William A. Barclay

Yes

William B. Magnarelli

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Summary

Relates to contractual liability insurance policies; provides that each provider may maintain a maximum of five service contract reimbursement insurance policies insuring its service contracts actively offered.

Text (2)

A979

http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A979&term=2025&Text=Y

http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A979

A979A

http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A979A

Actions (14)

Show Only Major Actions

10/16/2025

Assembly

SIGNED CHAP.441

10/09/2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

06/09/2025

Senate

RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025

Senate

PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025

Senate

3RD READING CAL.1448

06/09/2025

Senate

SUBSTITUTED FOR S5048A

05/20/2025

Senate

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

05/20/2025

Assembly

DELIVERED TO SENATE

05/20/2025

Assembly

PASSED ASSEMBLY

05/15/2025

Assembly

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.142

05/13/2025

Assembly

REPORTED

04/15/2025

Assembly

PRINT NUMBER 979A

04/15/2025

Assembly

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE

01/08/2025

Assembly

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Sources

NY Legislature

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A979?summary=&detail=

http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A979

https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A00979&term=2025

Open States

https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A979/

Record Created

Jan 8, 2025 11:09:40 AM

Record Updated

Nov 7, 2025 7:55:08 AM