Assembly Bill A345

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A345 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §1602, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8644
2011-2012: A335
2013-2014: A411
2015-2016: A1735
2017-2018: A2088
2019-2020: A361
2021-2022: A172
2023-2024: A118

2025-A345 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that limited liability for persons held jointly liable shall not apply to parties held liable for failing to provide reasonable security or failing to provide security required by federal, state or local law, rules or regulations.

2025-A345 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    345
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ROSENTHAL, COLTON, SEAWRIGHT -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to limited
   liability of persons jointly liable

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1602 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON WHO OWNS, MANAGES, AND/OR CONTROLS PROPER-
 TY WHO IS HELD LIABLE FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE  SECURITY  AS  REQUIRED  BY
 LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to causes
 of action commenced or pending on or after such date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00768-01-5

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