Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 06, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1245 substituted for s6636 |
Jun 06, 2023 |
substituted by a6698 |
May 30, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2023 |
1st report cal.1245 |
May 02, 2023 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S6636
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A6698 - Passed Senate
- 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
(D) 15th Senate District
(R) 43rd Senate District
(D) 36th Senate District
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
2023-S6636 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S6636 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6636 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to the payment and distribution of damages in wrongful death actions PURPOSE OF BILL: This bill would permit the families of wrongful death victims to recover compensation for their emotional anguish. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL: Section 1 amends EPTL section 5-4.1 to extend the time permitted to bring a wrongful death action by one year and six months. Section 2 amends EPTL section 5-4.3, to permit recovery of damages for emotional loss when a tortfeasor is found liable for causing a death. Current law allows recovery of pecuniary loss only, thus making it impossible for close family members to receive any compensation for
2023-S6636 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 6636 A. 6698 2023-2024 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y May 2, 2023 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BRIS- PORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, GALLIVAN, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, GRIFFO, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, KRUEG- ER, LANZA, LIU, MANNION, MATTERA, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, ORTT, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, RYAN, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, TEDISCO, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judici- ary IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, DINOW- ITZ, ZEBROWSKI, LAVINE, GLICK, L. ROSENTHAL, AUBRY, PAULIN, COLTON, HYNDMAN, WEPRIN, JOYNER, SANTABARBARA, TAYLOR, CARROLL, SAYEGH, JACOB- SON, BURKE, STECK, SIMON, DILAN, FALL, JEAN-PIERRE, DICKENS, DARLING, SOLAGES, WALLACE, CRUZ, COOK, RAJKUMAR, BENEDETTO, BURGOS, STERN, MITAYNES, LUNSFORD, HUNTER, SILLITTI, HEVESI, MAMDANI, STIRPE, GIBBS, McMAHON, EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, BURDICK, MAGNARELLI, KIM, MEEKS, ANDER- SON, TAPIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, BRAUN- STEIN, CLARK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, LUPARDO, RIVERA, WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to the payment and distribution of damages in wrongful death actions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of section 5-4.1 of the estates, powers and trusts law, as amended by chapter 114 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1. The personal representative, duly appointed in this state or any other jurisdiction, of a decedent [who is survived by distributees] may maintain an action to recover damages for a wrongful act, neglect or default which caused the decedent's death against a person who would have been liable to the decedent by reason of such wrongful conduct if EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02714-04-3
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