Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 10, 2020 | signed chap.250 |
Oct 30, 2020 | delivered to governor |
Jul 22, 2020 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.757 substituted for s52a |
Jul 22, 2020 | substituted by a5991a |
Jul 21, 2020 | ordered to third reading cal.757 |
Jul 20, 2020 | reported and committed to rules |
Apr 17, 2020 | print number 52a |
Apr 17, 2020 | amend (t) and recommit to codes |
Jan 08, 2020 | referred to codes |
Jan 09, 2019 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S52A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5991 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S52 - Details
S52 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S52 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation PURPOSE OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to extend the protection of New York's current law regarding Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation ("SLAPP suits"). The amendment will protect citizens' from frivolous litigation that is intended to silence their exercise of the rights of free speech and petition about matters of public concern. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL: Section 1 of the bill would amend section 76-a of the Civil Rights Law to define an "action involving public petition and participation" to include a claim related to: i. Any communication in a place open to the public or a public forum in
S52 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 52 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 70-a of the civil rights law, as added by chapter 767 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (a) costs and attorney's fees [may] SHALL be recovered upon a demon- stration, INCLUDING AN ADJUDICATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF RULE THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OR SUBDIVISION (H) OF RULE THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, that the action involving public petition and participation was commenced or continued without a substantial basis in fact and law and could not be supported by a substantial argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law; § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 76-a of the civil rights law, as added by chapter 767 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 1. For purposes of this section: (a) An "action involving public petition and participation" is [an action,] A claim[, cross claim or counterclaim for damages that is brought by a public applicant or permittee, and is materially related to any efforts of the defendant to report on, comment on, rule on, chal- lenge or oppose such application or permission] BASED UPON: (1) ANY COMMUNICATION IN A PLACE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR A PUBLIC FORUM IN CONNECTION WITH AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC CONCERN; OR (2) ANY OTHER LAWFUL CONDUCT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE EXERCISE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH IN CONNECTION WITH AN ISSUE OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
John C. Liu
(D) 16th Senate District
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
S52A (ACTIVE) - Details
S52A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S52a REVISED 07/22/2020 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation; and to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to stay of proceedings PURPOSE OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to extend the protection of New York's current law regarding Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation ("SLAPP suits"). The amendment will protect citizens' exercise of the rights of free speech and petition about matters of public interest. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL: Section 1 of the bill would amend section 70-a of the Civil Rights Laws to provide that costs and attorney's fees "shall be recovered upon a demonstration that a SLAPP suit was commenced or continued without a
S52A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 52--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to actions involving public petition and participation; and to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to stay of proceedings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 70-a of the civil rights law, as added by chapter 767 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (a) costs and attorney's fees [may] SHALL be recovered upon a demon- stration, INCLUDING AN ADJUDICATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF RULE THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OR SUBDIVISION (H) OF RULE THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, that the action involving public petition and participation was commenced or continued without a substantial basis in fact and law and could not be supported by a substantial argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law; § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 76-a of the civil rights law, as added by chapter 767 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 1. For purposes of this section: (a) An "action involving public petition and participation" is [an action,] A claim[, cross claim or counterclaim for damages that is brought by a public applicant or permittee, and is materially related to any efforts of the defendant to report on, comment on, rule on, chal- lenge or oppose such application or permission] BASED UPON: (1) ANY COMMUNICATION IN A PLACE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR A PUBLIC FORUM IN CONNECTION WITH AN ISSUE OF PUBLIC INTEREST; OR (2) ANY OTHER LAWFUL CONDUCT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE EXERCISE OF THE
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