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Jun 06, 2016 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1220 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to judiciary returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 18, 2015 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1806 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 23, 2015 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S2435
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S2435 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4104
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- New York City Civil Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1801, NYC Civ Ct Act; amd §1801, UDCA; amd §1801, UCCA; amd §1801, UJCA
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A9351
2013-2014: S6894, A4215
2017-2018: S3042, A2944
2019-2020: S1832, A4360
2015-S2435 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2435 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the New York city civil court act, the uniform district court act, the uniform city court act, and the uniform justice court act, in relation to civil jurisdictional limits PURPOSE: To raise the civil jurisdiction limit, so that cases in small claims court can be made up to ten thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 1801 of the New York City civil court act, as amended by chapter 65 of the laws of 2010 to include a ten thousand dollars civil jurisdiction limit in New York City Civil Court Section 2 amends section 1801 of the Uniform District Court Act to define "small claims" as an action with an amount in controversy not exceeding ten thousand dollars. Section 3 amends section 1801 of the Uniform City Court Act to define "small claims" as an action with an amount in controversy not
2015-S2435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2435 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BRESLIN, DILAN, PERALTA, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, the uniform district court act, the uniform city court act, and the uniform justice court act, in relation to civil jurisdictional limits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1801 of the New York city civil court act, as amended by chapter 65 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 1801. Small claims defined. The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall mean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of [five] TEN thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, or any action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbi- tration award rendered pursuant to part 137 of the rules of the chief administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in dispute does not exceed [five] TEN thousand dollars, provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of busi- ness or a regular employment, within the city of New York. S 2. Section 1801 of the uniform district court act, as amended by chapter 65 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 1801. Small claims defined. The term "small claim" or "small claims" as used in this act shall mean and include any cause of action for money only not in excess of [five] TEN thousand dollars exclusive of interest and costs, or any action commenced by a party aggrieved by an arbitration award rendered pursuant to part one hundred thirty-seven of the rules of the chief administrator of the courts (22 NYCRR Part 137) in which the amount in dispute does not exceed [five] TEN thousand dollars, provided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the transaction of busi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07817-01-5
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