Bill Text: NY S05899 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the department of law to file annual reports of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to justice act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-17 - SUBSTITUTED BY A6079 [S05899 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S05899-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5899
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 10, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- (at request of the State Comptroller) --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
reporting of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to
justice act
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 8604 of the civil practice law and rules, as added
2 by chapter 770 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as follows:
3 S 8604. Annual report. The department of [audit and control] LAW shall
4 file with the governor, the speaker of the assembly and the [majority
5 leader] TEMPORARY PRESIDENT of the senate an annual report describing
6 the number, nature and amount of each award in the previous fiscal year
7 including the agency involved in each action, and other relevant infor-
8 mation which might aid the legislature and the governor in evaluating
9 the scope and impact of such awards.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02989-01-5
