Assembly Bill A5379

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the determination of damages in a civil action arising from personal injury or wrongful death

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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-A5379 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3888
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §5022, CPLR

2025-A5379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the determination of damages in a civil action arising from personal injury or wrongful death; provides that damages shall not be reduced because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic violence; provides that damages shall not be based on statistical tables unless agreed to by all parties.

2025-A5379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5379
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules,  in  relation  to  the
   determination of damages in a civil action arising from personal inju-
   ry or wrongful death
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "protect-
 ing rights in civil earnings determinations (P.R.I.C.E.D) act".
   §  2.  The  civil  practice  law  and rules is amended by adding a new
 section 5022 to read as follows:
   § 5022. DETERMINATION OF DAMAGES. 1. IN ANY CIVIL ACTION ARISING  FROM
 PERSONAL  INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH, ANY ESTIMATIONS, MEASURES, OR CALCU-
 LATIONS OF DAMAGES FOR LOST EARNINGS OR IMPAIRED EARNING CAPACITY  SHALL
 NOT  BE  REDUCED  BECAUSE  OF  AGE, RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN,
 CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION,  GENDER  IDENTITY
 OR  EXPRESSION,  MILITARY  STATUS, SEX, DISABILITY, PREDISPOSING GENETIC
 CHARACTERISTICS, FAMILIAL STATUS, MARITAL STATUS, OR STATUS AS A  VICTIM
 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
   2. IN ANY CIVIL ACTION ARISING FROM PERSONAL INJURY OR WRONGFUL DEATH,
 ANY  REDUCTION  OF  DAMAGES  SHALL  NOT BE BASED UPON STATISTICAL TABLES
 ALONE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply  to  civil
 actions commenced on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07970-01-5

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