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Senate Bill S9788

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to arbitration proceedings

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2025-S9788 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3461
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §7502, add §§7513-a, 7513-b & 7517, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8201, A6889

2025-S9788 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends provisions of law governing arbitration proceedings; specifies fees and expenses with regard to employment or consumer arbitration proceedings; directs certain sanctions on a party which breaches an arbitration agreement.

2025-S9788 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9788 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9788
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 6, 2026
                                ___________
 
 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 arbi-
   tration
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision (a) of section 7502 of the civil practice law
 and rules is amended by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows:
   (V) IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PARTIES SEEKING ARBITRATION AGAINST THE SAME
 PARTY OR PARTIES, THE PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT AND  COUNTY
 WHERE  ANY  OF THE PARTIES SEEKING ARBITRATION RESIDES OR IS DOING BUSI-
 NESS OR WHERE THE ARBITRATION WAS HELD OR IS PENDING.
   § 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding  three  new
 sections 7513-a, 7513-b and 7517 to read as follows:
   §  7513-A.  FEES AND EXPENSES OF ARBITRATION INITIATION. (A) (I) IN AN
 EMPLOYMENT OR CONSUMER  ARBITRATION,  EXCEPT  AN  ARBITRATION  AGREEMENT
 INCLUDED  IN  THE  TERMS  OF  A  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  AGREEMENT, THAT
 REQUIRES, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR THROUGH APPLICATION OF  STATE  OR  FEDERAL
 LAW  OR  THE  RULES OF THE ARBITRATION PROVIDER, THAT THE DRAFTING PARTY
 SHALL PAY CERTAIN FEES AND COSTS BEFORE THE ARBITRATION CAN PROCEED,  IF
 THE  FEES  OR  COSTS  TO INITIATE AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING ARE NOT PAID
 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE, THE DRAFTING PARTY IS IN MATERIAL
 BREACH OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, IS IN DEFAULT OF  THE  ARBITRATION,
 AND WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO COMPEL ARBITRATION.
   (II)  AFTER  AN  EMPLOYEE  OR  CONSUMER  MEETS THE FILING REQUIREMENTS
 NECESSARY TO INITIATE AN ARBITRATION,  THE  ARBITRATION  PROVIDER  SHALL
 IMMEDIATELY  PROVIDE  AN  INVOICE FOR ANY FEES AND COSTS REQUIRED BEFORE
 THE ARBITRATION CAN PROCEED TO ALL OF THE PARTIES  TO  THE  ARBITRATION.
 THE  INVOICE  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  IN ITS ENTIRETY, SHALL STATE THE FULL
 AMOUNT OWED AND THE DATE THAT PAYMENT IS DUE, AND SHALL BE SENT  TO  ALL
 PARTIES  BY  THE  SAME  MEANS ON THE SAME DAY. TO AVOID DELAY, ABSENT AN
 EXPRESS PROVISION IN THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT  STATING  THE  NUMBER  OF
 DAYS  IN WHICH THE PARTIES TO THE ARBITRATION MUST PAY ANY REQUIRED FEES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05048-04-6
              

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