---
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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 2078"
citation: "New York A 2078 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Stern"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2024-01-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7312ad87-8302-46dc-8d3b-85ce6f899b4d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A2078"
source_hash: "6a59fa64982a46ed4bbf5e63fd55214da8f91868de405aaaf688f68b58b4855b"
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 2078 (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.

## Version chain

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

1. **A2078** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A2078&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **117–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Stern — primary (person)
- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Eachus — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey Pheffer Amato — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-23** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09** REPORTED
- **2023-05-11** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.199
- **2023-05-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-18** REFERRED TO INSURANCE `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5201
- **2023-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.1490
- **2023-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-12-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-26** SIGNED CHAP.775 `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-26** APPROVAL MEMO.94

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7312ad87-8302-46dc-8d3b-85ce6f899b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).