S 6309: Establishes discrimination where insurers exclude, limit, restrict or reduce coverage of a publicly-assisted housing accommodation due to lawful source of income.
What S 6309 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to protect individuals who receive public assistance to pay for housing from discriminatory practices by insurance companies. It prohibits insurers from canceling, refusing to issue, or increasing premiums of policies, or excluding, limiting, or reducing coverage of a housing accommodation due to the lawful source of income. This law applies to insurers issuing policies in the state and takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6309
- What is the current status of S 6309?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6309 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 6309 pass?
- Not yet. S 6309 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6309, and where is it now?
- S 6309 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations. It is filed under EXC, alongside 143 other New York EXC bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
| Mar. 10, 2025 | REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 10, 2025 · 203 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6309 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing discrimi- nation where insurers exclude, limit, restrict or reduce coverage of a publicly-assisted housing accommodation due to lawful source of income The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 296 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 2-b to read as follows: 3 2-b. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for insurers that 4 issue or deliver policies in this state to cancel, refuse to issue, 5 refuse to renew, or increase the premium of a policy or exclude, limit, 6 restrict or reduce coverage of a publicly-assisted housing accommodation 7 due to lawful source of income. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10439-01-5
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