Assembly Bill A9585

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Extends time limitations for certain actions relating to phenoxy herbicide exposure

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  • 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

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2017-A9585 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8849
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Chap 266 of 1981

2017-A9585 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends time limitations for certain actions relating to phenoxy herbicide exposure.

2017-A9585 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9585
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HUNTER, DenDEKKER -- 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 75 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   § 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, [2018]
 2020.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14155-01-8

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