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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7689: Prohibits insurers from cancelling life insurance policies where certain medical information is provided to the insurer at the time of application

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 7689 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits insurers from cancelling life insurance policies where certain medical information is provided to the insurer at the time of application. Primary sponsor: Vivian Cook (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO INSURANCE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits insurers from cancelling life insurance policies based on a medical condition that was disclosed in the application for insurance.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vivian CookPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Crystal Peoples-StokesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jaime WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  2. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source