NY S06081 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Vetoed on December 20 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-12-20 - VETOED MEMO.282
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect, prior to trial, whether to reduce liability by the amount of the settlement or by the amount of the equitable share of damages delegated to the settler in the verdict.

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Title

Provides, in tort cases where one defendant has settled, that remaining defendants must elect, prior to trial, whether to reduce liability by the amount of the settlement or by the amount of the equitable share of damages delegated to the settler in the verdict.

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Roll Calls

2019-06-21 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 113 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2019-06-19 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 15 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-19 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 43 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-12-20AssemblyVETOED MEMO.282
2019-12-17SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
2019-06-20Assemblyreturned to senate
2019-06-20Assemblypassed assembly
2019-06-20Assemblyordered to third reading cal.487
2019-06-20Assemblysubstituted for a2372
2019-06-19Assemblyreferred to judiciary
2019-06-19SenateDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2019-06-19SenatePASSED SENATE
2019-06-19SenateORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1785
2019-06-19SenateCOMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2019-05-16SenateREFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Same As/Similar To

A02372 (Same As) 2019-12-20 - VETOED MEMO.282

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