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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8457: Relates to the definition of small group for the purposes of health insurance policies and contracts; repealer

Passed one chamber 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

S 8457 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on July 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the definition of small group for the purposes of health insurance policies and contracts; repealer. Primary sponsor: Jeremy Cooney (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 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.

Amends the definition of "small group" for purposes of health insurance policies and contracts to fifty employees or fewer; repeals provisions requiring the superintendent to conduct an impact study.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican/Conservative 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeremy CooneyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Patrick GallivanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate60
Pam HelmingCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate54
Monica MartinezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
James SkoufisCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1378
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REFERRED TO INSURANCE
  7. REFERRED TO RULES

Sources

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