Senate Bill S207A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to actions commenced by immediate family members within the zone of danger for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-S207 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1313
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-108, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4568, A8314
2017-2018: A4451

2015-S207 - Summary

Relates to actions commenced by immediate family members within the zone of danger for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress.

2015-S207 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S207 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   207

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to actions
  commenced by immediate family members within the zone  of  danger  for
  intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress

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

  Section 1. Section 215 of the civil practice law and rules is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  AN  ACTION BY AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER WITHIN THE ZONE OF DANGER
FOR INTENTIONAL OR NEGLIGENT INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.  FOR  THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A SPOUSE,
PARENT, CHILD, SIBLING, OR GRANDPARENT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02186-01-5

2015-S207A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1313
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-108, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4568, A8314
2017-2018: A4451

2015-S207A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to actions commenced by immediate family members within the zone of danger for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress.

2015-S207A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S207A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 207--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary  --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to recovery  by
  certain  persons  for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional
  distress

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

  Section  1.  The  general  obligations  law is amended by adding a new
section 11-108 to read as follows:
  S 11-108. RECOVERY BY CERTAIN PERSONS  FOR  INTENTIONAL  OR  NEGLIGENT
INFLICTION  OF  EMOTIONAL  DISTRESS.  IN  ADDITION TO ANY OTHER RIGHT OF
ACTION OR RECOVERY OTHERWISE AVAILABLE UNDER LAW,  AN  IMMEDIATE  FAMILY
MEMBER  WITHIN THE ZONE OF DANGER MAY RECOVER DAMAGES FOR INTENTIONAL OR
NEGLIGENT INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION,  "IMMEDIATE  FAMILY MEMBER" SHALL MEAN A SPOUSE, PARENT, CHILD,
SIBLING OR GRANDPARENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02186-03-6

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