Assembly Actions -
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Jun 02, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.600 substituted for a6770 |
Jun 02, 2022 |
substituted by s74a |
May 05, 2022 |
advanced to third reading cal.600 |
May 03, 2022 |
reported |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to codes |
Jun 02, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
May 26, 2021 |
reported referred to codes |
Mar 29, 2021 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A6770
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEINSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S74 - Passed Assembly
- 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
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Kenneth Zebrowski
Charles Lavine
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
Khaleel Anderson
Brian Barnwell
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Edward Braunstein
2021-A6770 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A6770 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6770 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 29, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, DINOWITZ, ZEBROWSKI, LAVINE, L. ROSEN- THAL, AUBRY, PAULIN, COLTON, PICHARDO, RICHARDSON, HYNDMAN, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, JOYNER, SANTABARBARA, TAYLOR, GRIFFIN, DE LA ROSA, CARROLL, SAYEGH, FRONTUS, JACOBSON, BURKE, STECK, SIMON, DILAN, EICHENSTEIN, FALL, JEAN-PIERRE, SEAWRIGHT, DICKENS, DARLING, SOLAGES, WALLACE, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, CYMBROWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, NORRIS, PERRY, SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to the payment and distribution of damages in wrongful death actions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of section 5-4.1 of the estates, powers and trusts law, as amended by chapter 114 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1. The personal representative, duly appointed in this state or any other jurisdiction, of a decedent [who is survived by distributees] may maintain an action to recover damages for a wrongful act, neglect or default which caused the decedent's death against a person who would have been liable to the decedent by reason of such wrongful conduct if death had not ensued. Such an action must be commenced within [two] THREE years AND SIX MONTHS after the decedent's death; provided, howev- er, that an action on behalf of a decedent whose death was caused by the terrorist attacks on September eleventh, two thousand one, other than a decedent identified by the attorney general of the United States as a participant or conspirator in such attacks, must be commenced within [two] FOUR years [and six months after the decedent's death]. When the [distributees] PERSONS FOR WHOSE BENEFIT AN ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS PART MAY BE BROUGHT do not participate in the administration of the decedent's estate under a will appointing an executor who refuses to bring such action, the [distributees] PERSONS FOR WHOSE BENEFIT AN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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