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A01104 Summary:

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A01104 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:01/28/2019AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable         
Dinowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Titus
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Norris
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Quart
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Steck
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Wright
Aye
Wallace
Aye

A01104 Floor Votes:

A01104 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1104--A
                                                                 Cal. No. 22
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the
          Committee  on  Judiciary  --  advanced  to  a third reading, passed by
          Assembly and delivered to the Senate, recalled from the  Senate,  vote
          reconsidered,  bill amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
          the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to  genetically
          modified organisms
 
          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 9-107 to read as follows:
     3    §  9-107.  Genetically  engineered  or genetically modified organisms;
     4  affirmative defense. Any party who is sued for damages for any claim  on
     5  the  ground  that  the  party  possessed  or  used  seeds or plants that
     6  contained genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms with-
     7  out entering into an agreement or paying fees  to  the  manufacturer  or
     8  licensed distributor of such genetically engineered or genetically modi-
     9  fied  organisms  shall have an affirmative defense against any liability
    10  if the party shall show that he or she  did  not  knowingly  and  inten-
    11  tionally  introduce  the  genetically engineered or genetically modified
    12  organisms into his or her plants or seeds or onto his  or  her  property
    13  and  he or she did not knowingly gain from the distinctive traits due to
    14  genetic modification or genetic engineering.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04406-02-9