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Assembly Bill A172

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security

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2021-A172 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S354
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §1602, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8644, S7673
2011-2012: A335, S127
2013-2014: A411, S81
2015-2016: A1735, S1264
2017-2018: A2088, S480
2019-2020: A361, S482
2023-2024: A118, S1796
2025-2026: A345, S3160

2021-A172 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security or failing to provide security required by federal, state or local law, rules or regulations.

2021-A172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    172
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, L. ROSENTHAL, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  PERRY -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to limited
   liability of persons jointly liable

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1602 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON WHO OWNS, MANAGES, AND/OR CONTROLS PROPER-
 TY WHO IS HELD LIABLE FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE  SECURITY  AS  REQUIRED  BY
 LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to causes
 of action commenced or pending on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01865-01-1

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