assembly Bill A7599

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to admissibility of an opposing party's statement

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 ordered to third reading cal.281
Jun 18, 2019 ordered to third reading rules cal.509
rules report cal.509
reported
Jun 04, 2019 reported referred to rules
May 13, 2019 referred to judiciary

A7599 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6335
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §4549, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8040, S7093

A7599 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the rules of evidence to permit the admission of an opposing party's statement if made by an agent or employee made within the scope of that relationship.

A7599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  7599

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 13, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. DINOWITZ -- (at request of the Office of Court
  Administration) -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Judici-
  ary

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 4549 to read as follows:
  §  4549.  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.
                                                           LBD11641-01-9