Senate Bill S472

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders

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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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2021-S472 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §3103, add Art 31-A §§3141 - 3143, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S4235
2023-2024: S2552

2021-S472 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders.

2021-S472 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    472
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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  enact-
   ing the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 3103 of the civil  practice  law
 and  rules, as amended by chapter 205 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) Prevention of abuse. [The] SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION
 THIRTY-ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY-THREE  OF  THIS CHAPTER, THE court may at any
 time on its own initiative, or on motion of any party or of  any  person
 from  whom  or  about  whom discovery is sought, make a protective order
 denying, limiting, conditioning or regulating the use of any  disclosure
 device.  Such order shall be designed to prevent unreasonable annoyance,
 expense, embarrassment, disadvantage, or other prejudice to  any  person
 or the courts.
   § 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new arti-
 cle 31-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 31-A
                        SUNSHINE IN LITIGATION ACT
 SECTION 3141. SHORT TITLE.
         3142. DEFINITIONS.
         3143. SUNSHINE  IN  LITIGATION;  CONCEALMENT  OF  PUBLIC HAZARDS
                 PROHIBITED.
   § 3141. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE  CITED  AS
 THE "SUNSHINE IN LITIGATION ACT".
   §  3142.  DEFINITIONS.  WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS OTHERWISE SO
 STATED, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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