Relates to the commencement of certain sexual offense actions; extends the time for such commencement to two years and six months after the effective date of the section of law allowing such actions.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10498
IN SENATE
May 15, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. BOTTCHER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
commencement of certain sexual offense actions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 214-j of the civil practice law and rules, as added
2 by chapter 203 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 214-j. Certain sexual offense actions. Notwithstanding any provision
4 of law which imposes a period of limitation to the contrary and the
5 provisions of any other law pertaining to the filing of a notice of
6 claim or a notice of intention to file a claim as a condition precedent
7 to commencement of an action or special proceeding, every civil claim or
8 cause of action brought against any party alleging intentional or negli-
9 gent acts or omissions by a person for physical, psychological, or other
10 injury or condition suffered as a result of conduct which would consti-
11 tute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred thirty of the
12 penal law committed against such person who was eighteen years of age or
13 older, or incest as defined in section 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law
14 committed against such person who was eighteen years of age or older,
15 which is barred as of the effective date of this section because the
16 applicable period of limitation has expired, and/or the plaintiff previ-
17 ously failed to file a notice of claim or a notice of intention to file
18 a claim, is hereby revived, and action thereon may be commenced not
19 earlier than six months after, and not later than [one year] two years
20 and six months after the effective date of this section. In any such
21 claim or action, dismissal of a previous action, ordered before the
22 effective date of this section, on grounds that such previous action was
23 time barred, and/or for failure of a party to file a notice of claim or
24 a notice of intention to file a claim, shall not be grounds for dismiss-
25 al of a revival action pursuant to this section.
26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15685-01-6
