Assembly Bill A5555

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows certain parties of releases and covenants involving PFAS to seek contribution from other responsible parties

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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
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2023-A5555 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-108, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10314

2023-A5555 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain parties of releases and covenants involving PFAS to seek contribution from other responsible parties.

2023-A5555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5555
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general obligations law, in relation to allowing
   certain parties of releases  and  covenants  involving  PFAS  to  seek
   contribution from other responsible parties

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 15-108 of the general obligations law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E) EXEMPTION FOR RELEASES AND COVENANTS  INVOLVING  PFAS.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, EVERY PERSON
 PROVIDING CLEANUP, REMOVAL OF  DISCHARGE  OF  PER-  AND  POLYFLUOROALKYL
 SUBSTANCES  (PFAS)  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  CONTRIBUTION FROM ANY OTHER
 RESPONSIBLE PARTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06536-01-3

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