Assembly Bill A9104

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Extending time limitations for certain actions relating to injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A9104 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6623
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, Chap 266 of 1981

2011-A9104 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends time limitations for certain actions relating to injury or death caused by contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of the armed forces of the United States in Indo-China from February 28, 1961 through May 7, 1975.

2011-A9104 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9104

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RAMOS, CASTELLI, CUSICK, SCHIMEL, NOLAN, BRINDI-
  SI, RUSSELL -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BRONSON,  DenDEKKER,
  McENENY,  M. MILLER  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
  Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend chapter 266 of the laws  of  1981,  amending  the  civil
  practice  law  and  rules relating to time limitations, in relation to
  extending time limitations for certain actions

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 4 of chapter 266 of the laws of 1981, amending the
civil practice law and rules relating to time limitations, as amended by
chapter 118 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S  4.  Every  cause of action for an injury or death caused by contact
with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides while serving as a member of  the
armed  forces  of the United States in Indo-China from February 28, 1961
through May 7, 1975, which is or would be barred prior to June 16, 1985,
because the applicable  period  of  limitation  has  expired  is  hereby
revived  and extended and any action thereon may be commenced and prose-
cuted provided such action is commenced not later than June  16,  [2012]
2014.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13956-01-2

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