Senate Bill S8320

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the contents of claims

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8635
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Court of Claims Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §11, Ct Claims Act

2025-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides exceptions from the requirement of specificity in pleadings in certain cases involving sexual offenses.

2025-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8320
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 2, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the court of claims act, in relation to the contents  of
   claims
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 11 of the court of claims act is amended by  adding
 two new subdivisions d and e to read as follows:
   D.  SUBDIVISION  B  OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO A CLAIM BROUGHT
 AGAINST ANY PARTY ALLEGING INTENTIONAL OR NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY
 A PERSON FOR PHYSICAL,  PSYCHOLOGICAL,  OR  OTHER  INJURY  OR  CONDITION
 SUFFERED  AS A RESULT OF CONDUCT WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE A SEXUAL OFFENSE
 AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY  OF  THE  PENAL  LAW  COMMITTED
 AGAINST  A CHILD, INCEST AS DEFINED IN SECTION 255.25, 255.26, OR 255.27
 OF THE PENAL LAW COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD, OR THE USE OF A CHILD  IN  A
 SEXUAL  PERFORMANCE  AS DEFINED IN SECTION 263.05 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR A
 PREDECESSOR STATUTE THAT PROHIBITED SUCH CONDUCT AT THE TIME OF THE ACT,
 WHICH CONDUCT WAS COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD.
   E. SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  A  CLAIM  BROUGHT
 AGAINST ANY PARTY ALLEGING INTENTIONAL OR NEGLIGENT ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY
 A  PERSON  FOR  PHYSICAL,  PSYCHOLOGICAL,  OR  OTHER INJURY OR CONDITION
 SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF CONDUCT WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE A SEXUAL  OFFENSE
 AS  DEFINED  IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW OR INCEST AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 255.25, 255.26, OR 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW  COMMITTED
 AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO WAS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to:
   (a) any claim commenced on or after the effective date of this act;
   (b) any claim pending on or after the effective date of this act; and
   (c)  any  claim that was dismissed prior to the effective date of this
 act for failure to specify the nature of the claim,  the  time  when  it
 arose, the place where it arose, the items of damage or injuries claimed
 to  have  been  sustained,  or the total sum claimed, provided that such
 dismissal is being appealed or can be appealed as of the effective  date
 of this act.

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