Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2017 |
signed chap.366 |
Oct 11, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.2217 substituted for s6031 |
Jun 21, 2017 |
substituted by a8032 ordered to third reading cal.2217 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 10, 2017 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S6031
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8032 - Signed by Governor
- 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
2017-S6031 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8032
- Law Section:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §503, CPLR
2017-S6031 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6031 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to venue for certain actions SUMMARY PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision (a) of section 503 of the CPLR to add as a place of trial the county in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred. Section 2 effective date. EXISTING LAW : CPLR 503 lists proper venues to commence a civil action. JUSTIFICATION : In civil actions, venue refers to the correct county in which to bring an action. In New York State, in the absence of a prior agreement, the options on where to place venue for a lawsuit are restrictive. Other than for controversies concerning ownership or use of property or chattel or against governmental entities, choice of venue is limited
2017-S6031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6031 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- 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 actions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 503 of the civil practice law and rules is amended to read as follows: (a) Generally. Except where otherwise prescribed by law, the place of trial shall be in the county in which one of the parties resided when it was commenced; THE COUNTY IN WHICH A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE EVENTS OR OMISSIONS GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OCCURRED; or, if none of the parties then resided in the state, in any county designated by the plaintiff. A party resident in more than one county shall be deemed a resident of each such county. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to actions commenced on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11565-01-7
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