Senate Bill S4868A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to admissibility of an opposing party's statement

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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
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S4868 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9009
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §4551, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7312, A7320

2017-S4868 - Summary

Relates to admissibility of an opposing party's statement.

2017-S4868 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4868 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4868
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BONACIC -- (at request of the Office of Court Admin-
   istration) -- 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 admis-
   sibility of an opposing party's statement

   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 4551 to read as follows:
   §  4551.  ADMISSIBILITY  OF AN OPPOSING PARTY'S STATEMENT. A STATEMENT
 OFFERED AGAINST AN OPPOSING PARTY SHALL NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM EVIDENCE AS
 HEARSAY IF MADE BY A PERSON WHOM THE OPPOSING PARTY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE A
 STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT OR BY THE OPPOSING PARTY'S AGENT OR EMPLOYEE ON
 A MATTER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP AND DURING THE  EXISTENCE
 OF THAT RELATIONSHIP.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 actions pending on or after its effective date.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06796-02-7



              

2017-S4868A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9009
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §4551, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7312, A7320

2017-S4868A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to admissibility of an opposing party's statement.

2017-S4868A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4868A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4868--A
     Cal. No. 630
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BONACIC -- (at request of the Office of Court Admin-
   istration) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee  on Judiciary -- reported favorably from
   said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
   reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to admis-
   sibility of an opposing party's statement
 
   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 4551 to read as follows:
   §  4551.  ADMISSIBILITY  OF AN OPPOSING PARTY'S STATEMENT. A STATEMENT
 OFFERED AGAINST AN OPPOSING PARTY SHALL NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM EVIDENCE AS
 HEARSAY IF MADE BY A PERSON WHOM THE OPPOSING PARTY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE A
 STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT OR BY THE OPPOSING PARTY'S AGENT OR EMPLOYEE ON
 A MATTER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF  THAT  RELATIONSHIP  AND  MADE  DURING  THE
 EXISTENCE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 actions pending on or after its effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06796-03-7



              

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