New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Establishes a uniform effective date for health insurance benefit mandates
Establishes a uniform effective date for health insurance benefit mandates by requiring that every law that adds provisions to or amends provisions of sections 3216, 3221, and 4303 of the insurance law requiring a policy of health insurance to provide coverage for a new health care service, treatment, or benefit, or that otherwise mandates coverage under such policy shall take effect no earlier than the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to policies and contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such effective date.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-05 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-05 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 9701 | Enacts the rapid engagement initiative act | in_committee |
| S 9709 | Relates to requiring all insurance policies and medical assistance to provide coverage for medically necessary hearing aids for children under 16 years of age | in_committee |
| S 9711 | Relates to medical debt | in_committee |
| S 9730 | Requires the use of metal detectors at all general hospital public entrances | in_committee |
| A 10343 | Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness | in_committee |
| S 9695 | Relates to prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating based on genetic predisposition; repealer | in_committee |
| S 9746 | Clarifies that certain prohibitions on insurance companies shall apply to policies or contracts purchased and delivered or issued for delivery in the state of New York | in_committee |
| S 9754 | Relates to imposing certain restrictions on catalytic converters | in_committee |