Assembly Bill A1876

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides civil immunity from damages for volunteers assisting in sports programs of non-profit-making organizations

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  • 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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2019-A1876 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 3 Title 7 §§3-701 & 3-702, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1831
2011-2012: A2936
2013-2014: A5082
2015-2016: A2348
2017-2018: A797
2021-2022: A5296

2019-A1876 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person who voluntarily and without compensation renders certain volunteer service in sports programs of non-profit-making organizations shall be immune from liability for civil damages for acts or omissions in rendering such service unless the act or omission constituted gross negligence or wilfull misconduct on the part of any such person.

2019-A1876 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1876
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CROUCH, FINCH, KOLB, THIELE -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law,  in  relation  to  immunity
   from  civil  liability of persons assisting in sports programs of non-
   profit-making organizations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Article  3  of  the general obligations law is amended by
 adding a new title 7 to read as follows:
                                   TITLE 7
                  CIVIL IMMUNITY OF PERSONS ASSISTING IN
            SPORTS PROGRAMS OF NON-PROFIT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS
   SECTION 3-701. DEFINITIONS.
           3-702. CIVIL IMMUNITY OF PERSONS ASSISTING IN SPORTS  PROGRAMS
                    OF NON-PROFIT-MAKING ORGANIZATIONS.
   § 3-701. DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS TITLE, UNLESS A
 DIFFERENT MEANING CLEARLY APPEARS FROM THE CONTEXT, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "COMPENSATION"  MEANS  THE  EARNINGS  OF  A  PERSON  FOR  LABOR OR
 SERVICES, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  REASONABLE  EXPENSES
 ACTUALLY INCURRED OR TO BE INCURRED.
   2. "NON-PROFIT-MAKING ORGANIZATION" MEANS A CORPORATION, OR UNINCORPO-
 RATED  ASSOCIATION,  ORGANIZED  AND  OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS,
 CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS OF WHICH
 INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL.
   3. "SPORTS PROGRAM" MEANS BASEBALL,  SOFTBALL,  FOOTBALL,  BASKETBALL,
 SOCCER AND ANY OTHER COMPETITIVE SPORT FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AS A SPORT OF
 THE  AMATEUR  ATHLETIC UNION OR THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCI-
 ATION. THE TERM SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROGRAM WHICH IS OPERATED PRIMARI-
 LY FOR THE RECREATIONAL AND ATHLETIC BENEFIT OF PERSONS  UNDER  EIGHTEEN
 YEARS OF AGE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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