Assembly Bill A899

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes a class action law suit in anti-trust actions

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A899 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §340, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3271
2011-2012: A933, A8949
2013-2014: A904
2015-2016: A3266
2017-2018: A5321
2019-2020: A4002
2021-2022: A9198

2023-A899 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a class action lawsuit in anti-trust actions.

2023-A899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    899
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to authorizing a
   class action law suit in the state anti-trust law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  340  of  the  general business law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. ANY DAMAGES RECOVERABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY  BE  RECOVERED
 IN  ANY  ACTION  WHICH  A  COURT  MAY AUTHORIZE TO BE BROUGHT AS A CLASS
 ACTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE NINE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01519-01-3

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