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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3582--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2021
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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.
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