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A03582 Summary:

BILL NOA03582A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S09076
 
SPONSORHunter
 
COSPNSRAshby
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §4, Chap 266 of 1981
 
Permanently extends the revival of time barred causes of action for an injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides for those persons serving as members of the armed forces in Indo-China from November 1, 1955 through May 7, 1975.
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A03582 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3582--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 27, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on  Veterans'  Affairs  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Veterans'
          Affairs in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter  266 of the laws of 1981, amending the civil
          practice law and rules relating to time limitations,  in  relation  to
          permanently extending time limitations for certain actions
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 266 of the laws of 1981, amending  the
     2  civil practice law and rules relating to time limitations, as amended by
     3  section  1  of item Q of subpart B of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws
     4  of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
     5    § 4. Every cause of action for an injury or death  caused  by  contact
     6  with  or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the
     7  armed forces of the United States in Indo-China from [February 28, 1961]
     8  November 1, 1955 through May 7, 1975, which is or would be barred  prior
     9  to  June  16,  1985,  because  the  applicable  period of limitation has
    10  expired is hereby revived and extended and any  action  thereon  may  be
    11  commenced  and  prosecuted  [provided such action is commenced not later
    12  than June 16, 2022].
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05952-02-2
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