Assembly Bill A1945

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought

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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-A1945 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2416
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §215, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7037, S4902
2017-2018: A1516, S5231

2019-A1945 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought.

2019-A1945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1945
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI,  GALEF,  CAHILL,  COLTON, ABBATE,
   GUNTHER, M. G. MILLER, SEAWRIGHT, BICHOTTE, BRONSON,  OTIS  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  estab-
   lishing a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury
   arising from domestic violence must be brought
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 215 of the civil practice law and rules is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THIS SECTION, AN ACTION
 THAT MAY BE BROUGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR INJURY ARISING FROM  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW, SHALL BE COMMENCED  WITHIN  TWO  YEARS.  NOTHING  IN  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE CONSTRUED TO MODIFY ANY TIME LIMITATION CONTAINED
 IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE OR SUBDIVISION EIGHT  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01550-01-9

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