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A05919 Summary:

A05919 Actions:

A05919 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/09/2017AYE/NAY:17/4  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Titus
Aye
Barclay
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Goodell
Nay
Zebrowski
Aye
Graf
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Lupinacci
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Quart
Aye
Titone
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Steck
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Simon
Aye
Joyner
Aye

A05919 Floor Votes:

A05919 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5919--A
                                                                Cal. No. 347
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 17, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. WEINSTEIN -- (at request of the Office of Court
          Administration) -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Judici-
          ary  --  reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended
          and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read-
          ing
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  admis-
          sibility of an opposing party's statement
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
     2  section 4551 to read as follows:
     3    § 4551. Admissibility of an opposing party's  statement.  A  statement
     4  offered against an opposing party shall not be excluded from evidence as
     5  hearsay if made by a person whom the opposing party authorized to make a
     6  statement on the subject or by the opposing party's agent or employee on
     7  a  matter  within  the  scope  of  that relationship and made during the
     8  existence of that relationship.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    10  actions pending on or after its effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06796-04-7