New York S 9702: Requires that plaintiffs no longer have to prove that a sexual offense occurred on the premises of, chattels or property belonging to a corporate entity

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S09702 Summary:

BILL NOS09702 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02420

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSRRAMOS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §18-202, Gen Ob L

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Requires that plaintiffs no longer have to prove that a sexual offense occurred on the premises of, chattels or property belonging to a corporate entity in action for negligent supervision.

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BILL NOS09702 

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9702

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to changing
 what needs to be proven in an action for negligent supervision

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

 1 Section 1. The general obligations law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 18-202 to read as follows:
 3 § 18-202. Liability for negligent supervision in cases of sexual
 4 offenses. 1. For the purposes of this section, a "corporate entity"
 5 shall include any foreign or domestic corporation, limited liability
 6 company, limited liability partnership, or other corporate entity doing
 7 business in this state.
 8 2. In any civil action against a corporate entity, or any officer,
 9 director, member or manager thereof, for negligent supervision of an
 10 employee or agent alleged to have engaged in conduct that would consti-
 11 tute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred thirty of the
 12 penal law, the plaintiff shall not be required to prove that the person
 13 committing such sexual offense did so on the premises of, or with chat-
 14 tels or property belonging to, the allegedly negligent corporate entity,
 15 officer, director, member, or manager.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 17 pending actions and actions commenced on or after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05733-01-5

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