---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the issuance of broad form coverage by the joint underwriting association"
description: "Extends authorization for the issuance of broad form coverage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 642"
citation: "New York S 642 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BRESLIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3e796f0-509d-488f-8f81-5cc77a8bd8b3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S642"
source_hash: "d666ebbd8c2eecfee05431da8b733df5f03bc61559e4c9f0db93b8b826d2d3ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 642 (2019-2020) — Relates to the issuance of broad form coverage by the joint underwriting association

Extends authorization for the issuance of broad form coverage.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S642** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S642&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- Insurance Vote — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BRESLIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-09** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** 1ST REPORT CAL.21
- **2019-01-23** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-01-28** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-02-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-02-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-02-11** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** SUBSTITUTED FOR A3676
- **2019-02-26** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.43
- **2019-02-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-02-26** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** SIGNED CHAP.70 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3e796f0-509d-488f-8f81-5cc77a8bd8b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).