New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S5461: Relates to homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention courses
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Requires the department of financial services to fulfill certain requirements to implement homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention courses.
What the bill says
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention courses.
From the amended text, January 28, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention courses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of paragraph (a) and paragraph (d) of subsection 5 of section 2346 of the insurance law, as added by section 2 of part BB of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows: (3) "Homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention course" means a natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention course that has been submitted to the superintendent for [their information and review] APPROVAL by an applicant, AND WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBSECTION. Such course [may] SHALL provide useful information to participants on items including, but not limited to: courses of action that can be taken before, during and after the occurrence of a natural disaster, strategies to reduce risk exposure to insured residential property owners and renters, and information about the installation of equipment, devices or other capital improvements to real property which can help to eliminate or mitigate damage to real or personal property, personal injury or the loss of …
Sponsors
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Zellnor Myrie (D, 20)
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.848
- : REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
- : PRINT NUMBER 5461A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
- : REFERRED TO INSURANCE
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Votes
- Senate Finance Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (April 28, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Finance Committee Vote (April 28, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Insurance Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (February 9, 2026): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Insurance Committee Vote (February 9, 2026): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Insurance Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (March 24, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Insurance Committee Vote (March 24, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Insurance Law
Common questions
- What is S5461?
- S5461 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention courses.
- What does S5461 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to homeowner natural disaster preparedness, home safety and loss prevention courses.
- What is the status of S5461?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S5461?
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S5461?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5461
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