assembly Bill A1945

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 04, 2019 signed chap.245
Sep 03, 2019 delivered to governor
May 14, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.186
substituted for s2416
referred to judiciary
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Feb 21, 2019 advanced to third reading cal.58
Feb 11, 2019 reported
Jan 28, 2019 reported referred to codes
Jan 18, 2019 referred to judiciary

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May 14, 2019 - floor Vote

A1945
59
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floor
59
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
3
Excused
0
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Floor Vote: May 14, 2019

aye (59)
excused (3)

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A1945 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2416
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §215, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7037, S4902
2017-2018: A1516, S5231

A1945 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought.

A1945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1945

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 18, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI,  GALEF,  CAHILL,  COLTON, ABBATE,
  GUNTHER, M. G. MILLER, SEAWRIGHT, BICHOTTE, BRONSON,  OTIS  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  estab-
  lishing a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury
  arising from domestic violence must be brought

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 215 of the civil practice law and rules is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THIS SECTION, AN ACTION
THAT MAY BE BROUGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR INJURY ARISING FROM  DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL
SERVICES LAW, SHALL BE COMMENCED  WITHIN  TWO  YEARS.  NOTHING  IN  THIS
SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE CONSTRUED TO MODIFY ANY TIME LIMITATION CONTAINED
IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE OR SUBDIVISION EIGHT  OF
THIS SECTION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01550-01-9