New York S 2146: Repeals and reenacts provisions on time limitations on certain actions against professional engineers, architects, other designers and construction contractors; repealer

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S02146 Summary:

BILL NOS02146A

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SAME ASSAME AS A04907-A

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSRGRIFFO, MAY, PARKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld & add 214-d, amd 214, rpld R3211 sub (h), R3212 sub (i), CPLR

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Repeals and reenacts statute of limitation provisions on wrongful death, personal injury and property damage actions against professional engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, geologists and construction contractors to provide for a limitations period of ten years after completion of improvement to real property; "completion", which constitutes the accrual date for the limitations period, is defined; provides for a one year extension for injuries to person or property or wrongful death which occur during the tenth year after completion.

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BILL NOS02146A

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

03/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.591

03/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

11/17/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES

11/17/2025PRINT NUMBER 2146A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2146--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, GRIFFO, MAY -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary --
 reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
 report, ordered to a third reading -- reported favorably from said
 committee and committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to provid-
 ing a statute of limitations for certain actions against professional
 engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, geolo-
 gists and construction contractors and to repeal section 214-d, subdi-
 vision (h) of rule 3211 and subdivision (i) of rule 3212 of the civil
 practice law and rules relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Statement of findings and purpose. The legislature finds
 2 that (a) the open-ended and continuing liability imposed upon members of
 3 the design professions and construction contractors, due to alleged
 4 deficiencies relating to improvements to real property, has resulted in
 5 an unfair burden on such professionals and a general increase in the
 6 cost of both public and private improvements to real property, (b) the
 7 cost of maintaining adequate insurance coverage is so expensive that a
 8 significant number of design professionals and construction contractors
 9 are forced to forego insurance coverage altogether to the detriment of
 10 the public's safety and welfare. The legislature further finds that the
 11 best designed and constructed improvement is dependent upon proper main-
 12 tenance to preserve its integrity and safety and it is thus of impor-
 13 tance to the public safety and welfare to ensure than an owner maintains
 14 and repairs that which is the property of the owner. The legislature
 15 therefore finds that it is necessary and desirable to establish a time
 16 limit after which tort claims for personal injury or wrongful death may

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03256-02-5

 S. 2146--A 2

 1 not be asserted against such professionals and contractors. That statute
 2 of repose set forth herein, with a claim accruing on the date that the
 3 improvement was completed, will preserve the liability of the profes-
 4 sional and contractor during a period in which the defects, if any, will
 5 be revealed, and therefore will establish an appropriate limit on
 6 liability, while affording adequate protection to the public.
 7 § 2. Section 214-d of the civil practice law and rules is REPEALED and
 8 a new section 214-d is added to read as follows:
 9 § 214-d. Limitations on certain actions against professional engi-
 10 neers, ar