New York A 8302: Relates to an affirmation by any person, wherever made, in a civil action

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A08302 Summary:

BILL NOA08302 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08195

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SPONSORO'Pharrow

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd R2106, CPLR

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Expands the acceptable uses of affirmations in civil actions.

Go to top A08302 Actions:

BILL NOA08302 

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05/12/2025referred to judiciary

06/15/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/16/2025reported referred to rules

06/16/2025reported 

06/16/2025rules report cal.825

06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.825

06/16/2025substituted by s8195

&nbspS08195 AMEND= HOYLMAN-SIGAL

&nbsp05/20/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1429

&nbsp05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/12/2025referred to judiciary

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a8302

&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.825

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp11/17/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp11/21/2025SIGNED CHAP.564

Go to topA08302 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAbsentDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicExcusedGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08302 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA08302 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8302

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- (at request of the Unified Court
 System) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to an
 affirmation by any person, wherever made, in a civil action

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

 1 Section 1. Rule 2106 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended
 2 by chapter 559 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 3 Rule 2106. Affirmation of truth of statement. (a) The statement of any
 4 person wherever made, subscribed and affirmed by that person to be true
 5 under the penalties of perjury, other than in a deposition, or an oath
 6 of office, or an oath required to be taken before a specified person
 7 other than a notary, may be used in an action in New York in lieu of and
 8 with the same force and effect as an affidavit, a certificate, a
 9 response to a notice to admit, an answer to interrogatories, a verifica-
 10 tion of a pleading, a bill of particulars and any other sworn statement.
 11 Such affirmation shall be in substantially the following form:
 12 I affirm this ___ day of ______, ____, under the penalties of perjury
 13 under the laws of New York, which may include a fine or imprisonment,
 14 that the foregoing is true, except as to matters alleged on information
 15 and belief and as to those matters I believe it to be true, and I under-
 16 stand that this document may be filed in an action or proceeding in a
 17 court of law.
 18 (Signature)
 19 (b) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to eliminate any require-
 20 ment under the domestic relations law that matrimonial agreements must
 21 be acknowledged in the form of deed.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07919-02-5

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