New York A 6907: Requires employment and consumer dispute arbitrations to be submitted to neutral third party arbitrators, and establishes prohibited arbitration agreements and provisions

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A06907 Summary:

BILL NOA06907A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDinowitz

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COSPNSRSeawright, Stirpe

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 75 §7500, §§7505-a, 7517 & 7518, amd §§7501, 7506 & 7507, CPLR

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Requires employment and consumer dispute arbitrations to be submitted to neutral third party arbitrators; establishes prohibited arbitration agreements and provisions; requires disclosure of information by certain arbitrators.

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BILL NOA06907A

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03/18/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

05/19/2026amend and recommit to judiciary

05/19/2026print number 6907a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6907--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, STIRPE -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee
 on Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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 arbi-
 tration agreements

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

 1 Section 1. Article 75 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
 2 by adding a new section 7500 to read as follows:
 3 § 7500. Definitions. As used in this article:
 4 (a) "Arbitration" means the use of a decision making forum conducted
 5 by an arbitrator or panel of arbitrators within the meaning and subject
 6 to the provisions of this article.
 7 (b) "Neutral third-party arbitrator" means an arbitrator who does not
 8 have an undisclosed known, direct or material interest, including a
 9 financial or personal interest in the outcome of the arbitration
 10 proceeding, or a known, existing or past relationship with any of the
 11 parties to the agreement to arbitrate or the arbitration proceeding,
 12 their counsel or representatives, a witness, or another arbitrator.
 13 (c) "Employment" means a relationship between an employer and an
 14 employee as defined in section three of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
 15 1938 (29 U.S.C. § 203) but who is neither an officer nor employed pursu-
 16 ant to an individualized, mutually-negotiated employment contract.
 17 (d) "Consumer" means a natural person residing in this state who is
 18 involved in a consumer dispute.
 19 (e) "Consumer dispute" means a dispute between an individual who seeks
 20 or acquires real or personal property, services (including services
 21 relating to securities and other investments), money or credit, for
 22 personal, family or household purposes and the seller or provider of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07891-04-6

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 1 such property, services, money or credit, but shall not include any such
 2 property or service, including financial products and services where the
 3 terms of acquisition of such product or service are mutually negotiated
 4 between the seller and the purchaser of such property or service.
 5 § 2. Section 7501 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by
 6 chapter 532 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows:
 7 § 7501. Effect of arbitration agreement. A written agreement to
 8 submit any [controversy] employment dispute or consumer dispute there-
 9 after arising or [any] then existing [controversy] to arbitration is
 10 enforceable without regard to the justiciable character of the [contro-
 11 versy] dispute and confers jurisdiction on the courts of the state to
 12 enforce it and to enter judgment on an award; provided, however, and
 13 except where inconsistent with federal law, that language requiring such
 14 employment or consumer dispute be submitted to an arbitrator or arbi-
 15 tration organization that is not a neutral third-party arbitrator, shall
 16 be deemed void. The requirement that such employment or consumer
 17 dispute be heard by a neutral third-party arbitrator may not