Requires that plaintiffs no longer have to prove that a sexual offense occurred on the premises of, chattels or property belonging to a corporate entity in action for negligent supervision.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3807
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, SALAZAR -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to changing
what needs to be proven in an action for negligent supervision
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general obligations law is amended by adding a new
2 section 18-202 to read as follows:
3 § 18-202. Liability for negligent supervision in cases of sexual
4 offenses. 1. For the purposes of this section, a "corporate entity"
5 shall include any foreign or domestic corporation, limited liability
6 company, limited liability partnership, or other corporate entity doing
7 business in this state.
8 2. In any civil action against a corporate entity, or any officer,
9 director, member or manager thereof, for negligent supervision of an
10 employee or agent alleged to have engaged in conduct that would consti-
11 tute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred thirty of the
12 penal law, the plaintiff shall not be required to prove that the person
13 committing such sexual offense did so on the premises of, or with chat-
14 tels or property belonging to, the allegedly negligent corporate entity,
15 officer, director, member, or manager.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
17 pending actions and actions commenced on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05733-01-5
