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.

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A9104-2011 Actions

• Jun 29, 2012: signed chap.69
• Jun 22, 2012: delivered to governor
• Jun 11, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 11, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 11, 2012: 3RD READING CAL.353
• Jun 11, 2012: SUBSTITUTED FOR S6623
• Feb 29, 2012: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
• Feb 29, 2012: delivered to senate
• Feb 29, 2012: passed assembly
• Feb 16, 2012: advanced to third reading cal.368
• Feb 14, 2012: reported
• Jan 31, 2012: reported referred to codes
• Jan 20, 2012: referred to veterans' affairs

A9104-2011 Votes

A9104-2011 Text

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

                                    9104

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              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.
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