Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Feb 14, 2023 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A4287
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
O'DONNELL
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Zohran Mamdani
Chris Burdick
2023-A4287 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S567
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §8-0119, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A3423, A9480, S1635
2011-2012: A3279, S4618
2013-2014: A7155, S675
2015-2016: A4949, S885
2017-2018: A3386, S1540
2019-2020: A7971, S7548
2021-2022: A3510, S2798
2023-A4287 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prevents individuals from being denied standing in private actions alleging violations of the environmental quality review provisions of the environmental conservation law solely on the basis that the injury alleged by such individual does not differ in kind or degree from the injury that would be suffered by the public at large.
2023-A4287 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4287 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 14, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the environmental access to justice act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "environ- mental access to justice act". § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 8-0119 to read as follows: § 8-0119. STANDING. IF A PERSON INSTITUTES A PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES ALLEGING VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DENIED STANDING SOLELY ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE INJU- RY ALLEGED BY SUCH PERSON DOES NOT DIFFER IN KIND OR DEGREE FROM THE INJURY THAT WOULD BE SUFFERED BY THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01974-01-3
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