Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 15, 2016 | referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 26, 2016 | advanced to third reading cal.850 |
May 24, 2016 | reported |
May 17, 2016 | reported referred to codes |
May 04, 2016 | referred to judiciary |
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Matthew Titone
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Latrice Walker
Luis R. Sepúlveda
A9995 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9995 I N A S S E M B L Y May 4, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, TITONE, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to claims relating to consumer goods THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 501 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 532 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows: S 501. Contractual provisions fixing venue. Subject to the provisions of subdivision two of section [510] FIVE HUNDRED TEN AND SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, written agree- ment fixing place of trial, made before an action is commenced, shall be enforced upon a motion for change of place of trial. S 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new section 514 to read as follows: S 514. ACTIONS RELATING TO CONSUMER GOODS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CONSUMER GOODS" SHALL MEAN GOODS, WARES, PAID MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR PAID FOR BY A CONSUMER, THE INTENDED USE OR BENE- FIT OF WHICH IS INTENDED FOR THE PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OF SUCH CONSUMER. 2. IN ANY CONTRACT INVOLVING THE SALE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING OF CONSUMER GOODS, ANY PORTION OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY CLAUSE WHICH PURPORTS TO DESIGNATE, RESTRICT, OR LIMIT THE VENUE IN WHICH A CLAIM SHALL BE ADJUDICATED OR ARBITRATED SHALL BE DEEMED VOID AS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF ANY OTHER ASPECT OF A CONTRACT. 3. IN ANY ACTION OR ARBITRATION INVOLVING THE SALE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING OF CONSUMER GOODS, IN ADDITION TO THE VENUE PROVISIONS CONTAINED WITHIN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE PLACE OF TRIAL OR ARBITRATION SHALL TAKE PLACE IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE CONSUM- ER RESIDES. S 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law, and shall apply to all actions and arbitration proceedings which have not been commenced prior to such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.