Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 20, 2019 |
signed chap.689 |
Dec 10, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 13, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1346 substituted for s5614 |
Jun 13, 2019 |
substituted by a2554 ordered to third reading cal.1346 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 09, 2019 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S5614
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 16th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2554 - 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
2019-S5614 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5614 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5614 SPONSOR: LIU TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting leases from including a waiver of the right to a declaratory judgment action PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amends the real property law to prohibit a lease from containing any provision waiving or prohibiting the right of any tenant to bring a declaratory judgment action with respect to any provision, term or condition of such commercial lease. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 235-h to the real property law to prohibit a lease from containing any provision waiving or prohibiting the right of any tenant to bring a declaratory judgment action with respect to any provision, term or condition of such commercial lease.
2019-S5614 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5614 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to prohibiting leases from including a waiver of the right to a declaratory judgment action THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The real property law is amended by adding a new section 235-h to read as follows: § 235-H. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO BRING A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTION. NO COMMERCIAL LEASE SHALL CONTAIN ANY PROVISION WAIVING OR PROHIBITING THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT TO BRING A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTION WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROVISION, TERM OR CONDITION OF SUCH COMMERCIAL LEASE. THE INCLU- SION OF ANY SUCH WAIVER PROVISION IN A COMMERCIAL LEASE SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01655-01-9
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