Bill Text: NY S00032 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes indemnification agreements relating to construction contracts void as against public policy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S00032 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S00032-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- 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 indemnifica-
tion agreements relating to construction projects
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 5-322.1 of the general obligations
2 law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. A covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in
5 connection with or collateral to a contract or agreement relative to the
6 construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building, struc-
7 ture, appurtenances and appliances including moving, demolition and
8 excavating connected therewith, purporting to indemnify or hold harmless
9 the promisee against liability for damage arising out of bodily injury
10 to persons or damage to property NOT contributed to, caused by or
11 resulting from the negligence OR OTHER CULPABLE ACT of the [promisee,
12 his] PROMISOR, ITS agents [or], employees, SUBCONTRACTORS or [indemni-
13 tee, whether such negligence be in whole or in part,] VENDORS is against
14 public policy and is void and unenforceable; provided that this section
15 shall not affect the validity of any insurance contract, workers'
16 compensation agreement or other agreement issued by an admitted insurer.
17 [This subdivision shall not preclude a promisee requiring indemnifica-
18 tion for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damage to
19 property caused by or resulting from the negligence of a party other
20 than the promisee, whether or not the promisor is partially negligent.]
21 S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
22 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01116-01-5
