Assembly Bill A9758

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the department of law shall file annual reports of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to justice act

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A9758 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8604, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6079

2013-A9758 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of law to file annual reports of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to justice act.

2013-A9758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9758

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER, WEINSTEIN -- (at request of the
  State Comptroller) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judi-
  ciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules,  in  relation  to  the
  reporting  of  awards  pursuant  to the New York state equal access to
  justice act

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 8604 of the civil practice law and rules, as added
by chapter 770 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
  S 8604. Annual report. The department of [audit and control] LAW shall
file with the governor, the speaker of the assembly  and  the  [majority
leader]  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  of the senate an annual report describing
the number, nature and amount of each award in the previous fiscal  year
including  the agency involved in each action, and other relevant infor-
mation which might aid the legislature and the  governor  in  evaluating
the scope and impact of such awards.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15115-01-4

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