| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to judiciary |
| Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S166
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
Actions
2015-S166 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6762
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง505-a, CPLR
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S7407, A11679
2011-2012: S955, A1110
2013-2014: S141, A4067
2017-2018: S4945, A6100
2019-2020: A6272
2015-S166 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S166
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in
relation to venue for certain civil actions arising out of violations
of the lien law and vehicle and traffic law
PURPOSE :
Provides that the venue for a trial for certain civil actions shall be
in the defendant's county where such defendant's business is located,
unless the attorney general shall otherwise object.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1. Amends the Civil Practice Law and Rules by adding a new
section 505-a. Provides that the venue of a trial for certain civil
actions arising out of violations in the lien law and vehicle and
traffic law shall be located in the county where the defendant's
actual place of business is located. Allows the attorney general to
submit a timely objection to such provision.
Section 2. Effective Date
EXISTING LAW :
None.
2015-S166 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
166
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to venue
for certain civil actions arising out of violations of the lien law
and vehicle and traffic law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
section 505-a to read as follows:
S 505-A. CIVIL ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE LIEN
LAW AND THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. THE PLACE OF TRIAL OF A CIVIL
ACTION ARISING OUT OF A VIOLATION OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE LIEN
LAW OR SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW,
IN WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS A PARTY, SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY WHERE
THE DEFENDANT HAS THEIR ACTUAL PLACE OF BUSINESS UNLESS THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL SHALL TIMELY OBJECT THERETO AND SHALL HAVE APPEARED BY SERVING
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE TO THOSE PROCEEDINGS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00103-01-5
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