Senate Bill S6636

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought

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Current Bill Status Via A6698 - Vetoed by Governor


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

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2023-S6636 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6698
Law Section:
Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5-4.1, 5-4.3, 5-4.4 & 5-4.6, EPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2391, A2872
2011-2012: S2540, A4851
2013-2014: S551, A1001
2015-2016: S336, A164
2017-2018: S411, A1386
2019-2020: S4006, A5612
2021-2022: S74, A6770

2023-S6636 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought.

2023-S6636 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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