S08849 Summary:

BILL NOS08849
 
SAME ASSAME AS A09585
 
SPONSORLARKIN
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §4, Chap 266 of 1981
 
Extends time limitations for certain actions relating to phenoxy herbicide exposure.
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S08849 Actions:

BILL NOS08849
 
05/24/2018REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
06/13/2018COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
06/13/2018ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1779
06/13/2018SUBSTITUTED BY A9585
 A09585 AMEND= Hunter
 01/23/2018referred to veterans' affairs
 02/28/2018reported
 03/01/2018advanced to third reading cal.703
 03/06/2018passed assembly
 03/06/2018delivered to senate
 03/06/2018REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
 06/13/2018SUBSTITUTED FOR S8849
 06/13/20183RD READING CAL.1779
 06/13/2018PASSED SENATE
 06/13/2018RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
 06/28/2018delivered to governor
 07/01/2018signed chap.82
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S08849 Committee Votes:

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S08849 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S08849 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8849
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      May 24, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
        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
          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  chapter 75 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
     4    § 4. Every cause of action for an injury or death  caused  by  contact
     5  with  or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the
     6  armed forces of the United States in Indo-China from February  28,  1961
     7  through May 7, 1975, which is or would be barred prior to June 16, 1985,
     8  because  the  applicable  period  of  limitation  has  expired is hereby
     9  revived and extended and any action thereon may be commenced and  prose-
    10  cuted  provided  such action is commenced not later than June 16, [2018]
    11  2020.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14155-01-8
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