New York S 8808: Relates to permitting certain court officials to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations

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S08808 Summary:

BILL NOS08808 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09442

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1, 2 & 4, Chap of 2025; rpld Art 39-H, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.1104-A & A.804-C); add Art 10 §§1001
- 1011, Fin Serv L

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Amends the litigation funding act to promote consumer protections related to litigation funding contracts; provides for contract requirements for litigation funding including disclosures, prohibitions; provides for litigation funding company registration and reporting requirements.

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BILL NOS08808 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.86

01/28/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A9442

&nbspA09442 AMEND= Magnarelli

&nbsp01/06/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

&nbsp01/12/2026reported referred to codes

&nbsp01/13/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/13/2026reported 

&nbsp01/13/2026rules report cal.22

&nbsp01/13/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.22

&nbsp01/20/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/20/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp01/20/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/28/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S8808

&nbsp01/28/20263RD READING CAL.86

&nbsp01/28/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/13/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp02/13/2026signed chap.11

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8808

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the financial services law, in relation to litigation
 funding; to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the general
 business law relating to consumer litigation funding, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 1104-A and A. 804-C, relating to the
 legislative intent and the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal arti-
 cle 39-H of the general business law relating to customer litigation
 funding

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

 1 Section 1. Sections 1 and 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending
 2 the general business law relating to consumer litigation funding, as
 3 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1104-A and A. 804-C, are
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 6 the "[consumer] litigation funding act".
 7 § 2. Legislative intent. In an effort to promote consumer protections
 8 related to [consumer] litigation funding [transactions] contracts, this
 9 act establishes that such transactions should be subject to state regu-
 10 lation and sets forth requirements regarding disclosure, [licensing]
 11 registration, funding company and attorney responsibilities and limita-
 12 tions, violations and other items.
 13 § 2. Article 39-H of the general business law, as added by a chapter
 14 of the laws of 2025 amending the general business law relating to
 15 consumer litigation funding, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 16 1104-A and A. 804-C, is REPEALED.
 17 § 3. The financial services law is amended by adding a new article 10
 18 to read as follows:
 19 ARTICLE 10
 20 LITIGATION FUNDING
 21 Section 1001. Definitions.
 22 1002. Contract requirements; right of rescission.
 23 1003. Prohibitions and charge limitations.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00080-08-6

 S. 8808 2

 1 1004. Payment of charges.
 2 1005. Disclosures.
 3 1006. Violations.
 4 1007. Assignability; liens.
 5 1008. Effect of communication on privileges.
 6 1009. Registration.
 7 1010. Reporting.
 8 1011. Severability.
 9 § 1001. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 10 shall have the following meanings:
 11 (a) "Advertise" means publishing or disseminating any written, oral,
 12 electronic or printed communication or any communication by means of
 13 recorded telephone messages or transmitted or broadcast on radio, tele-
 14 vision, the internet or