Assembly BillIntroduced
A 8006: Provides that the sale of a non-indemnity legal service plan shall not constitute doing an insurance business in this state; makes related provisions.
What A 8006 does, verified January 10, 2026
Provides that the sale of a non-indemnity legal service plan shall not constitute doing an insurance business in this state; makes related provisions.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to insurance (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8006
- What is the current status of A 8006?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 8006 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to insurance".
- Did A 8006 pass?
- Not yet. A 8006 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8006, and where is it now?
- A 8006 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Insurance.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to insurance |
| Apr. 21, 2025 | referred to insurance |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 21, 2025 · 250 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8006 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the sale of a non-in- demnity legal service plan The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 1101 of the insurance law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph 9 to read as follows: 3 (9)(A) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale of a non-indemnity 4 legal service plan shall not constitute doing an insurance business in 5 this state. 6 (B) For purposes of this paragraph, a non-indemnity legal service plan 7 includes any plan, regardless of the benefits, where legal services are 8 available to members, or their dependents, through an organization that 9 contracts directly with independent attorneys for the provision of the 10 legal services and the organization pays the independent attorney via a 11 capitated arrangement and the independent attorney receives no addi- 12 tional payment or reimbursement from the organization for specified 13 legal services or specified legal expenses. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03172-01-5
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