---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups"
description: "Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 7038"
citation: "New York A 7038 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carrie Woerner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-10"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56d22360-12d5-4d9e-98b6-a5ee33c66871"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7038"
source_hash: "1892bb348f7ea480dc2093c6e82c99045060da107130dd8127dbf907deaf055e"
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 7038 (2023-2024) — Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups

Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7038&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carrie Woerner — primary (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-10** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** REPORTED
- **2023-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.279
- **2023-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.279
- **2023-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-30** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3613
- **2023-06-07** 3RD READING CAL.1185
- **2023-06-07** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-07** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-25** SIGNED CHAP.576 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56d22360-12d5-4d9e-98b6-a5ee33c66871`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).