Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jun 15, 2010 |
signed chap.118 |
Jun 04, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
May 11, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.499 substituted for s7021 |
Feb 22, 2010 |
referred to codes delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 18, 2010 |
advanced to third reading cal.674 |
Feb 09, 2010 |
reported |
Feb 02, 2010 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 21, 2010 |
referred to veterans' affairs |
Assembly Bill A9737
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ESPAILLAT
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Darryl Towns
Michael Cusick
William Parment
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
Robert Castelli
William Magnarelli
John McEneny
2009-A9737 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9737 REVISED 2/1/10 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 266 of the laws of 1981, amend- ing the civil practice law and rules relating to time limitations, in relation to extending time limitations for certain actions Purpose Or General Idea Of Bill: This legislation would extend from June 16, 2C 10 to June 16, 2012, revival of time barred causes of action for an injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides for those persons serving as members of the armed forces in Indo China from February 28,1961 through May 7, 1975. Summary Of Specific Provisions: Section 4 of Chapter 266 of the laws of 1991, amending the Civil Practice Law and Rules relating to time limita- tions, as amended by Chapter 143 of the Laws of 2008. Effects Of Present Law Which This Bill Would Alter: The revival of time barred phenoxy herbicide personal injury or death cause of action would be extended to June 16, 2012. If no action is taken this statute expires on June 16, 2010. Justification: In enacting Chapter 266 of the Laws of 1981, it wins the intent of the Legislature, pursuant to the provisions of McKinney's Statute Section 59, to revive any actions for personal injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides which are barred because the applicable period of limitations has expired.
2009-A9737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9737 I N A S S E M B L Y January 21, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, ORTIZ, TOWNS, CUSICK, PARMENT, NOLAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MAGNARELLI, McENENY, PHEFFER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend chapter 266 of the laws of 1981, amending the civil practice law and rules relating to time limitations, in relation to extending time limitations for certain actions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 266 of the laws of 1981, amending the civil practice law and rules relating to time limitations, as amended by chapter 143 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: S 4. Every cause of action for an injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the armed forces of the United States in Indo-China from February 28, 1961 through May 7, 1975, which is or would be barred prior to June 16, 1985, because the applicable period of limitation has expired is hereby revived and extended and any action thereon may be commenced and prose- cuted provided such action is commenced not later than June 16, [2010] 2012. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15344-01-0
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.