New York State Assembly

 
•  Summary 
 
•  Actions 
 
•  Committee Votes 
 
•  Floor Votes 
 
•  Memo 
 
•  Text 
 
•  LFIN 
 
•  Chamber Video/Transcript 

A00969 Summary:

A00969 Actions:

A00969 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Lavine      
DATE:01/18/2023AYE/NAY:15/6  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Lavine
Aye
Tannousis
Nay
Zebrowski
Aye
Norris
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Nay
Braunstein
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Steck
Aye
Brown
Nay
Seawright
Aye
Flood
Nay
Joyner
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Walker
Aye
Cruz
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Mitaynes
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Simon
Aye
Sayegh
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:01/24/2023AYE/NAY:15/6  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Reilly
Nay
Cook
Aye
Mikulin
Nay
O'Donnell
Excused
Tannousis
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Curran
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Angelino
Nay
Hevesi
Aye
Flood
Nay
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Simon
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:01/24/2023AYE/NAY:20/7  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Excused
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Excused
Glick
Aye
Norris
Nay
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Nay
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Nay
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Nay
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A00969 Floor Votes:

A00969 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           969
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 11, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the civil rights law,  in  relation  to  the  amount  of
          damages  recoverable  in  a  cause of action for unlawful interference
          with protected rights
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 70-b of the civil
     2  rights law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the civil
     3  rights  law  relating  to  establishing  a  cause of action for unlawful
     4  interference with protected rights, as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
     5  numbers A. 10094-A and S. 9039-A, is amended to read as follows:
     6    (b)  [punitive]  additional damages of up to three times the amount of
     7  compensatory damages shall be  recoverable  upon  an  additional  demon-
     8  stration  that the action against the plaintiff was commenced or contin-
     9  ued for the purpose of harassing,  intimidating,  punishing or otherwise
    10  maliciously inhibiting the exercise of rights  protected  in  New  York,
    11  including  but  not  limited  to  the  rights in subdivision six of this
    12  section.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
    14  manner  as  a  chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the civil rights law
    15  relating to establishing a cause of  action  for  unlawful  interference
    16  with  protected  rights,  as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers A.
    17  10094-A and S. 9039-A, takes effect.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03943-01-3