Senate Bill S4841

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires written consent for arbitration of controversies relating to contracts with persons in military service

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • 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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2015-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §320, Mil L

2015-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires written consent for arbitration of controversies relating to contracts with persons in military service.

2015-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4841

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  written
  consent  for  arbitration  of controversies relating to contracts with
  persons in military service

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

  Section  1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 320 to
read as follows:
  S 320. WRITTEN CONSENT REQUIRED FOR ARBITRATION.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, WHENEVER A CONTRACT WITH A PERSON IN MILITARY
SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,  OR  A
PERSON  IN  MILITARY  SERVICE AND SUCH PERSON'S SPOUSE JOINTLY, PROVIDES
FOR THE USE OF  ARBITRATION  TO  RESOLVE  A  CONTROVERSY  SUBJECT  TO  A
PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR THE FEDERAL SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT
AND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO SUCH CONTRACT, ARBITRATION MAY BE USED
TO  SETTLE  SUCH CONTROVERSY ONLY IF, AFTER SUCH CONTROVERSY ARISES, ALL
PARTIES TO SUCH CONTROVERSY CONSENT IN WRITING  TO  USE  ARBITRATION  TO
SETTLE SUCH CONTROVERSY.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and shall apply to
contracts entered into, amended, altered, modified, renewed, or extended
after such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10046-02-5


              

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