Senate Bill S2235

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the amount of damages recoverable in a cause of action for unlawful interference with protected rights

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Current Bill Status Via A969 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-S2235 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A969
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70-b, Civ Rts L (as proposed in A.10094-A & S.9039-A)

2023-S2235 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the amount of damages recoverable in a cause of action for unlawful interference with protected rights which is up to three times the amount of compensatory damages.

2023-S2235 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2235 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2235
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law,  in  relation  to  the  amount  of
   damages  recoverable  in  a  cause of action for unlawful interference
   with protected rights

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 70-b of the civil
 rights law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the civil
 rights  law  relating  to  establishing  a  cause of action for unlawful
 interference with protected rights, as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
 numbers A. 10094-A and S. 9039-A, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  [punitive]  ADDITIONAL DAMAGES OF UP TO THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF
 COMPENSATORY damages shall be  recoverable  upon  an  additional  demon-
 stration  that the action against the plaintiff was commenced or contin-
 ued for the purpose of harassing,  intimidating,  punishing or otherwise
 maliciously inhibiting the exercise of rights  protected  in  New  York,
 including  but  not  limited  to  the  rights in subdivision six of this
 section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a  chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the civil rights law
 relating to establishing a cause of  action  for  unlawful  interference
 with  protected  rights,  as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers A.
 10094-A and S. 9039-A, takes effect.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03943-01-3

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