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Mar 15, 2023 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 08, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 01, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Feb 28, 2023 | 1st report cal.409 |
Jan 26, 2023 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S2997
Sponsored By
Gustavo Rivera
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
S2997 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2997 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that an affirmation of a health care practitioner may be served or filed in an action in lieu of and with same force and effect as an affidavit (changes the current reference in existing provisions from "physician, osteopath or dentist" to "health care practitioner").
S2997 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2997 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to chang- ing reference from physician, osteopath or dentist to health care prac- titioner PURPOSE: Provides that an affirmation of a health care practitioner may be served or filed in an action in lieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Rule 2106 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, pertain- ing to the affirmation of truth statement, to extend to all licensed health care practitioners the right of affirmation of affidavits.
S2997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2997 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to chang- ing reference from physician, osteopath or dentist to health care practitioner THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Rule 2106 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 380 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: Rule 2106. Affirmation of truth of statement. (a) The statement of an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of the state, or of a [physician, osteopath or dentist] HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR authorized [by] UNDER TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION law to practice in the state, who is not a party to an action, when subscribed and affirmed by him OR HER to be true under the penalties of perjury, may be served or filed in the action in lieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit. (b) The statement of any person, when that person is physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, subscribed and affirmed by that person to be true under the penalties of perjury, may be used in an action in lieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit. Such affirmation shall be in substantially the follow- ing form: I affirm this ___ day of ______, ____, under the penalties of perjury under the laws of New York, which may include a fine or imprisonment, that I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07030-01-3
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