Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 03, 2021 |
signed chap.556 |
Oct 22, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.838 substituted for s997 |
May 25, 2021 |
referred to judiciary delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 11, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.104 |
Feb 09, 2021 |
reported |
Jan 26, 2021 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 19, 2021 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A2505
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEINSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Rebecca Seawright
Steven Englebright
Richard Gottfried
multi-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
2021-A2505 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A2505 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2505 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, ZEBROWSKI, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to claims relating to consumer goods THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 501 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 532 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows: § 501. Contractual provisions fixing venue. Subject to the provisions of subdivision two of section [510] FIVE HUNDRED TEN AND SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, written agreement fixing place of trial, made before an action is commenced, shall be enforced upon a motion for change of place of trial. § 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new section 514 to read as follows: § 514. ACTIONS RELATING TO CONSUMER GOODS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CONSUMER GOODS" SHALL MEAN GOODS, WARES, PAID MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR PAID FOR BY A CONSUMER, THE INTENDED USE OR BENE- FIT OF WHICH IS INTENDED FOR THE PERSONAL, FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES OF SUCH CONSUMER. 2. IN ANY CONTRACT INVOLVING THE SALE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING OF CONSUMER GOODS, ANY PORTION OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY CLAUSE WHICH PURPORTS TO DESIGNATE, RESTRICT, OR LIMIT THE VENUE IN WHICH A CLAIM SHALL BE ADJUDICATED OR ARBITRATED SHALL BE DEEMED VOID AS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF ANY OTHER ASPECT OF A CONTRACT. § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law, and shall apply to all actions and arbitration proceedings which have not been commenced prior to such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00006-01-1
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