Senate Bill S8294

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires a detailed determination in orders determining a motion

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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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2025-S8294 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd R2219, CPLR

2025-S8294 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a detailed determination in orders determining a motion, no longer up to a judge's discretion.

2025-S8294 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8294 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8294
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. 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 requir-
   ing a detailed determination in orders determining a motion
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of rule 2219 of the civil practice law  and
 rules,  as amended by chapter 38 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (a) Time and form of order determining  motion,  generally.  An  order
 determining  a  motion  relating  to  a provisional remedy shall be made
 within twenty days, and an order determining any other motion  shall  be
 made  within sixty days, after the motion is submitted for decision. The
 order shall be in writing and shall be the same in form whether made  by
 a court or a judge out of court. An order determining a motion made upon
 supporting papers shall be signed with the judge's signature or initials
 by  the judge who made it, state the court of which he or she is a judge
 and the place and date of the signature, recite the papers used  on  the
 motion, and give the determination or direction in [such] detail [as the
 judge  deems  proper]. Except in a town or village court or where other-
 wise provided by law, upon the request of any party, an order or  ruling
 made by a judge, whether upon written or oral application or sua sponte,
 shall be reduced to writing or otherwise recorded.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11971-01-5

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