Assembly Actions -
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Jun 07, 2024 |
committed to rules |
Feb 05, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 31, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 30, 2024 |
1st report cal.289 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to judiciary |
Jun 10, 2023 |
committed to rules |
May 15, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2023 |
1st report cal.788 |
Jan 09, 2023 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S968
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2023-S968 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S968 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S968 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language PURPOSE: This legislation would require that parties in proceedings before New York City Civil Court who are not fluent in English be provided court papers and court stipulations in their own native language. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new Section 2105 to the New York City Civil Court Act requiring that parties in proceedings before New York City Civil Court who are not fluent in English be provided with the opportunity to obtain court orders and any other court documents in their own native language. Such court orders and documents can include stipulations directing
2023-S968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 968 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the New York city civil court act, in relation to requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The New York city civil court act is amended by adding a new section 2105 to read as follows: § 2105. LANGUAGES IN WHICH CERTAIN COURT DOCUMENTS ARE TO BE FURNISHED. (A) COURT DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO PARTIES INCLUDING COURT ORDERS AND ANY OTHER COURT DOCUMENTS WHICH INCLUDE STIPULATIONS DIRECT- ING ACTION TO BE TAKEN OR FORBORNE BY EITHER OF SUCH PARTIES SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUCH PARTIES IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT FLUENT IN ENGLISH; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH NATIVE LANGUAGE IS ONE OF THE SIX MOST PREVALENT LANGUAGES, OTHER THAN ENGLISH, SPOKEN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. (B) THE PERSON WHO DRAFTS SUCH A COURT DOCUMENT IN THE NATIVE LANGUAGE OF A PARTY, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL PROVIDE THE COURT WITH A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND IN THE NATIVE LANGUAGE, AND SHALL CERTIFY UNDER OATH THAT THE DOCUMENT IN THE NATIVE LANGUAGE ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE SAME DOCUMENT WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. (C) ALL PARTIES SHALL DEMONSTRATE, TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT, THEIR COMPREHENSION OF THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF EACH SUCH COURT ORDER OR STIPULATION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02330-01-3
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