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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 30, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A4267
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CUSICK
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Annette Robinson
Thomas Abinanti
2015-A4267 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A4267 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4267 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, ROBINSON, ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to indemnifica- tion agreements relating to construction projects THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 5-322.1 of the general obligations law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows: 1. A covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in connection with or collateral to a contract or agreement relative to the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building, struc- ture, appurtenances and appliances including moving, demolition and excavating connected therewith, purporting to indemnify or hold harmless the promisee against liability for damage arising out of bodily injury to persons or damage to property NOT contributed to, caused by or resulting from the negligence OR OTHER CULPABLE ACT of the [promisee, his] PROMISOR, ITS agents [or], employees, SUBCONTRACTORS or [indemni- tee, whether such negligence be in whole or in part,] VENDORS is against public policy and is void and unenforceable; provided that this section shall not affect the validity of any insurance contract, workers' compensation agreement or other agreement issued by an admitted insurer. [This subdivision shall not preclude a promisee requiring indemnifica- tion for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damage to property caused by or resulting from the negligence of a party other than the promisee, whether or not the promisor is partially negligent.] S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01116-01-5
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