A 5710 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits insurers from refusing to renew a policy on certain automobiles used for volunteer social service transportation

This bill prevents insurance companies from denying policy renewals for privately owned vehicles used for volunteer social service transportation. It directly affects individuals and organizations that operate cars for nonprofit charitable or government social service programs, as well as volunteer firefighters. The key provision amends state insurance law to prohibit insurers from refusing to issue or renew coverage solely because a vehicle is used for these volunteer purposes. The law applies to all insurance policies issued or delivered after the bill takes effect, which occurs 30 days after it becomes law.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

A5710 A5710A · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill simplifies the text of a law protecting volunteer social service drivers from insurance denial or premium hikes. The primary change is the removal of a separate section that explicitly excluded these vehicles from 'livery' (for-hire) classifications, consolidating the protection into a single, streamlined statute.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on protecting volunteer social service vehicles, but the legal mechanism shifts from a multi-section approach to a single, unified provision.
REQUIREMENT

Deleted a specific section that excluded volunteer social service vehicles from the definition of 'livery' vehicles, which previously required separate legal language to prevent them from being treated as for-hire transport.

TECHNICAL

Removed a second section that listed specific vehicle types (like those with over seven seats) to avoid confusion, as the main protection now covers all relevant vehicles under one rule.

Condensed the bill from four sections into two, merging the substantive protections into the first section and adding a standard effective date clause to the second.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 3, 2026 · Assembly Mar 23, 2026

How they voted

610
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 3, 2026
D Democratic41
39 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican22
22 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5710A
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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