New York S 3311: Relates to certain preliminary injunctions

Status: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 3311

Sponsors: Anthony H. Palumbo

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S03311 Summary:

BILL NOS03311 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09341

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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Amd §6311, CPLR

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Provides that the failure of a party challenging a building permit, variance, subdivision or other land use approval to seek a preliminary injunction to prevent construction shall not give rise to the opposing party raising the defense of mootness if such party continues and/or completes construction with knowledge that an action challenging its land use approval has been timely commenced.

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BILL NOS03311 

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3311

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 certain
 preliminary injunctions

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 6311 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Failure of a party challenging a building permit, variance, subdi-
 4 vision or other land use approval to seek a preliminary injunction to
 5 prevent construction shall not give rise to the opposing party to raise
 6 the defense of mootness if said party continues and/or completes
 7 construction with knowledge that an action challenging its land use
 8 approval has been timely commenced.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07526-01-5

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