assembly Bill A648A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the statute of limitations for civil actions related to certain sexual offenses committed against a person eighteen years of age or older

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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 24, 2022 signed chap.203
May 23, 2022 delivered to governor
returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.282
substituted for a648a
May 23, 2022 substituted by s66a
rules report cal.282
reported
reported referred to rules
Feb 23, 2022 print number 648a
Feb 23, 2022 amend and recommit to judiciary
Jan 05, 2022 referred to judiciary
Jan 06, 2021 referred to judiciary

Votes

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Mar 1, 2022 - Finance committee Vote

S66A
22
0
committee
22
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0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jan 11, 2022 - Judiciary committee Vote

S66
12
1
committee
12
Aye
1
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Jan 11, 2022

nay (1)
aye wr (2)

May 26, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S66
16
1
committee
16
Aye
1
Nay
4
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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May 11, 2021 - Judiciary committee Vote

S66
12
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committee
12
Aye
0
Nay
3
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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A648 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S66
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §214-j, amd R3403, CPLR; add §219-e, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8726, S6810

A648 - Summary

Relates to the statute of limitations for civil actions related to certain sexual offenses committed against a person eighteen years of age or older, revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.

A648 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    648
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, ABINANTI, GLICK, SIMON,
   PAULIN, NIOU, HEVESI, CRUZ,  EPSTEIN,  WOERNER,  BICHOTTE,  FERNANDEZ,
   BRONSON,  TAYLOR,  QUART,  SEAWRIGHT, HUNTER, STECK, FRONTUS, GUNTHER,
   PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
   statute of limitations for civil actions  related  to  certain  sexual
   offenses  committed  against  a person eighteen years of age or older,
   reviving such actions otherwise barred  by  the  existing  statute  of
   limitations  and  granting  trial  preference  to such actions; and to
   amend the judiciary law, in relation to directing the  chief  adminis-
   trator  of  the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication
   of certain revived actions
 
   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 214-i to read as follows:
   § 214-I. CERTAIN SEXUAL OFFENSE ACTIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION
 OF  LAW  WHICH  IMPOSES  A  PERIOD OF LIMITATION TO THE CONTRARY AND THE
 PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW PERTAINING TO THE  FILING  OF  A  NOTICE  OF
 CLAIM  OR A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE A CLAIM AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT
 TO COMMENCEMENT OF AN ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING, EVERY CIVIL CLAIM OR
 CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY ALLEGING INTENTIONAL OR NEGLI-
 GENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY A PERSON FOR PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, OR OTHER
 INJURY OR CONDITION SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF CONDUCT WHICH WOULD  CONSTI-
 TUTE  A  SEXUAL  OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE
 PENAL LAW COMMITTED AGAINST SUCH PERSON WHO WAS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR
 OLDER, OR INCEST AS DEFINED IN SECTION 255.26 OR 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW
 COMMITTED AGAINST SUCH PERSON WHO WAS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF  AGE  OR  OLDER,
 WHICH  IS  BARRED  AS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION BECAUSE THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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A648A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S66
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §214-j, amd R3403, CPLR; add §219-e, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A8726, S6810

A648A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the statute of limitations for civil actions related to certain sexual offenses committed against a person eighteen years of age or older, revives such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations and grants trial preference to such actions; directs the chief administrator of the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication of certain revived actions.

A648A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  648--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, ABINANTI, GLICK, SIMON,
   PAULIN,  NIOU,  HEVESI,  CRUZ,  EPSTEIN,  WOERNER,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN,
   FERNANDEZ,  BRONSON, TAYLOR, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, HUNTER, STECK, FRONTUS,
   GUNTHER, PERRY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, GALLAGHER, MAMDANI,  CLARK,  ANDERSON,
   SEPTIMO,  BURDICK, DICKENS, J. D. RIVERA, SILLITTI, DARLING, DINOWITZ,
   FAHY, MITAYNES, RAMOS, REYES, SOLAGES, LUPARDO, KELLES, FORREST,  KIM,
   GOTTFRIED,  GALEF,  BARRETT, BURGOS, STIRPE, WALLACE, WALKER, JACKSON,
   JACOBSON, McDONOUGH, BUTTENSCHON, McDONALD, AUBRY, DAVILA,  BENEDETTO,
   GIBBS  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to  the
   Committee  on  Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
   statute of limitations for civil actions  related  to  certain  sexual
   offenses  committed  against  a person eighteen years of age or older,
   reviving such actions otherwise barred  by  the  existing  statute  of
   limitations  and  granting  trial  preference  to such actions; and to
   amend the judiciary law, in relation to directing the  chief  adminis-
   trator  of  the courts to promulgate rules for the timely adjudication
   of certain revived actions
 
   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 214-j to read as follows:
   § 214-J. CERTAIN SEXUAL OFFENSE ACTIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION
 OF  LAW  WHICH  IMPOSES  A  PERIOD OF LIMITATION TO THE CONTRARY AND THE
 PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW PERTAINING TO THE  FILING  OF  A  NOTICE  OF
 CLAIM  OR A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE A CLAIM AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT
 TO COMMENCEMENT OF AN ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING, EVERY CIVIL CLAIM OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.