---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to standards for the prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising out of states of emergency and disasters"
description: "Establishes standards for the prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising out of states of emergency and disasters; relates to the effectiveness thereof."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8004"
citation: "New York S 8004 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Skoufis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-01-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7e250fd-25bb-41d3-b428-0027d33dcd9f"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8004"
source_hash: "9821d490c351f43a8f7e1887cedfe959c13a60365de0cab4afb0f00de840a274"
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 8004 (2023-2024) — Relates to standards for the prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising out of states of emergency and disasters

Establishes standards for the prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising out of states of emergency and disasters; relates to the effectiveness thereof.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8004&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Rules Vote — **21–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **134–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James Skoufis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.13
- **2024-01-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-01-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-09** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-16** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8518
- **2024-01-16** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.222
- **2024-01-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-01-16** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-01-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-26** SIGNED CHAP.8 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7e250fd-25bb-41d3-b428-0027d33dcd9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).