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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S2604
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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
2023-S2604 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3218, CPLR
2023-S2604 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2604 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend section 3218 of the civil practice law and rules, in relation to certain judgments by confession PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill closes a loophole for certain debts that allow for in-state merchant cash advance businesses to receive judgments by confession SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends the opening paragraph of section 3218 of the civil practice law to create a new exemption through subdivision (e). Section 2: Adds subdivision (e) to 3218 to create exemptions from confession of judgement for amounts due from individuals for personal, family, consumer, households, investments or non-business purposes or amounts less than $5 million.
2023-S2604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2604 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend section 3218 of the civil practice law and rules, in relation to certain judgments by confession THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision (a) of section 3218 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 311 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in section thirty-two hundred one OF THIS ARTICLE AND SUBDIVISION (E) OF THIS SECTION, a judgment by confession may be entered, without an action, either for money due or to become due, or to secure the plaintiff against a contingent liability [in] ON behalf of the defendant, or both, upon an affidavit executed by the defendant; § 2. Section 3218 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: (E) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN JUDGMENTS BY CONFESSION. NO JUDGMENT BY CONFESSION MAY BE ENTERED ON: 1. ANY AMOUNT DUE FROM ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, HOUSEHOLD, CONSUMER, INVESTMENT, OR NON-BUSINESS PURPOSES; OR 2. ANY AMOUNT DUE ON A DEBT INCURRED BY ANY PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE IF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH DEBT WAS LESS THAN FIVE MILLION DOLLARS AT THE TIME THE DEBT WAS INCURRED. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07156-02-3
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