New York A 2495: Provides for the use of electronic dart guns or electronic stun guns on school grounds by school safety agents

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A02495 Summary:

BILL NOA02495 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSRWeprin, Seawright

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3224-a, Ins L

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Prohibits the imposition of a charge or deduction from a payment due to a health care provider because such payment is made through electronic or paper means.

Go to top A02495 Actions:

BILL NOA02495 

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01/17/2025referred to insurance

05/13/2025reported referred to codes

05/20/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to codes

05/13/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA02495 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:INSURANCE Chair:Weprin 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes WeprinAyeBlankenbushAye

CookAyeHawleyAye

LavineAyePalmesanoAye

SteckAyeGandolfoAye

DilanAyeJensenAye

HunterAyeBlumencranzAye

JacobsonAyeBendettAye

MeeksAye

ForrestExcused

AndersonAye

CruzAye

BoresAye

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

EichensteinAye

KayAye

YegerAye

WiederAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyAye

LavineAyeMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAbsent

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezExcused

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

GlickAyeReillyExcused

LavineAyeMikulinExcused

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

BoresAbsent

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA02495 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02495 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2495

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Insurance

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting the impo-
 sition of a charge or deduction from a payment due to a health care
 provider because such payment is made through electronic or paper
 means

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The closing paragraph of subsection (b) of section 3224-a
 2 of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 694 of the laws of 2021, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 Upon receipt of the information requested in paragraph three of this
 5 subsection or an appeal of a claim or bill for health care services
 6 denied pursuant to this subsection, an insurer or organization or corpo-
 7 ration licensed or certified pursuant to article forty-three or forty-
 8 seven of this chapter or article forty-four of the public health law
 9 shall comply with subsection (a) of this section; provided, that if the
 10 insurer or organization or corporation licensed or certified pursuant to
 11 article forty-three or forty-seven of this chapter or article forty-four
 12 of the public health law determines that payment or additional payment
 13 is due on the claim, such payment shall be made to the policyholder or
 14 covered person or health care provider within fifteen days of the deter-
 15 mination. Any denial or partial approval of claim or payment and the
 16 specific reasons for such denial or partial approval pursuant to this
 17 subsection shall be prominently displayed on a written notice with at
 18 least twelve-point type. A partial approval of claim or payment shall
 19 state at the top of such written notice with at least fourteen-point
 20 type bold: "NOTICE OF PARTIAL APPROVAL OF MEDICAL COVERAGE". A denial of
 21 claim or payment shall state at the top of such written notice with at
 22 least fourteen-point type bold: "NOTICE OF DENIAL OF MEDICAL COVERAGE".
 23 Any additional terms or conditions included on such notice of partial

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03380-01-5

 A. 2495 2

 1 approval or such notice of denial, such as but not limited to time
 2 restraints to file an appeal, shall be included wit