New York A 9092: Establishes civil liability for the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the federal or state constitution

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A09092 Summary:

BILL NOA09092 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09762

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §79-r, Civ Rts L

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Provides that every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of the United States, subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of New York or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the federal or state constitution shall be liable to the injured party in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding.

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BILL NOA09092 

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09/12/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9092

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 September 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to establishing civil
 liability for the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
 secured by the federal or state constitution

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

 1 Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section
 2 79-r to read as follows:
 3 § 79-r. Deprivation of constitutional rights, privileges or immuni-
 4 ties; civil liability. Every person who, under color of any statute,
 5 ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of the United States, subjects
 6 or causes to be subjected, any citizen of this state or other person
 7 within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privi-
 8 leges, or immunities secured by the constitution of the United States or
 9 the constitution of the state of New York, shall be liable to the party
 10 injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding
 11 for redress.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 13 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13563-01-5

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