What's happening
This bill establishes a two-year time limit to file civil lawsuits for damages resulting from domestic violence in New York.
Why it matters
Creates a specific legal window for survivors of domestic violence to seek civil damages. , giving them clarity and certainty about how long they have to take legal action after an incident.
Aligns the legal definition of domestic violence for civil lawsuits with the existing definition in the Social Services Law. , which may help ensure consistency across different parts of New York’s legal system.
Does not override shorter or longer time limits that may apply to other types of civil claims. , meaning survivors must still navigate a complex legal landscape if their situation also falls under other legal categories with different statutes of limitations.
May encourage more timely filing of lawsuits by survivors, but could also limit recourse for those who need more time to come forward. due to trauma, fear, or other barriers commonly faced by victims of domestic violence.
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Set Deadline for Domestic Violence Lawsuits
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Sponsors
19 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.245
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- 3rd reading cal.186
- Substituted for S2416
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.58
- Reported
- Reported referred to codes
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- Referred to judiciary
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Set Limit for Domestic Violence Lawsuits
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Anna Kaplan
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1945
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 18, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, CAHILL, COLTON, ABBATE, GUNTHER, M. G. MILLER, SEAWRIGHT, BICHOTTE, BRONSON, OTIS -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to establishing a time period in which an action to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence must be brought
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 215 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. Notwithstanding the opening paragraph of this section, an action that may be brought to recover damages for injury arising from domestic violence, as defined in section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law, shall be commenced within two years. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to modify any time limitation contained in section two hundred fourteen of this article or subdivision eight of this section.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01550-01-9
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