---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides for a policy term of less than one year in certain situations"
description: "Provides for a policy term of less than one year where an insured requests such a policy from an insurer offering such a policy; requires that the insurer shall offer additional information regarding such policy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 8698"
citation: "New York A 8698 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HUNTER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-02-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36d92e62-28f6-4c5a-baed-067f9a372467"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8698"
source_hash: "17cac0d02dd1d7a16526ec0465ce5403359af9c1b509ec14226959b359765836"
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 A 8698 (2021-2022) — Provides for a policy term of less than one year in certain situations

Provides for a policy term of less than one year where an insured requests such a policy from an insurer offering such a policy; requires that the insurer shall offer additional information regarding such policy.

## Version chain

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

1. **A8698** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8698&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- HUNTER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-10** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** REPORTED
- **2022-01-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.302
- **2022-01-25** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-01-25** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-25** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7768
- **2022-01-25** 3RD READING CAL.141
- **2022-01-25** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-01-25** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-24** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-24** SIGNED CHAP.23 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36d92e62-28f6-4c5a-baed-067f9a372467`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).