New York A 8706: Prohibits certain entities from negotiating any contracts or settlements releasing such entities from liability for a tortious or potentially tortious act within thirty days of such act

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A08706 Summary:

BILL NOA08706 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08185

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SPONSORWalker

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COSPNSR

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Add §5003-c, CPLR

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Prohibits persons, firms, or corporations whose interests are adverse to that of a person who received personal injuries or death as a result of an action by such person, firm or corporation from negotiating any contracts or settlements releasing such person, firm or corporation from liability for the tortious or potentially tortious act within thirty days of such act.

Go to top A08706 Actions:

BILL NOA08706 

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06/02/2025referred to codes

06/10/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/11/2025reported referred to rules

06/12/2025reported 

06/12/2025rules report cal.690

06/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.690

06/13/2025substituted by s8185

&nbspS08185 AMEND= SALAZAR

&nbsp05/19/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1425

&nbsp05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a8706

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.690

&nbsp06/17/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/17/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025VETOED MEMO.160

Go to topA08706 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/11/2025AYE/NAY:24/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyePalmesanoNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

RamosAyeDeStefanoNay

BraunsteinAyeManktelowNay

McDonaldAyeSmullenNay

RozicAyeGiglioNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliExcused

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:20/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookAyeBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA08706 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08706 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8706

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 June 2, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to prohib-
 iting certain entities from negotiating any contracts or settlements
 releasing such entities from liability for a tortious or potentially
 tortious act within thirty days of such act

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "unfair
 2 settlement timing act (USTA)".
 3 § 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
 4 section 5003-c to read as follows:
 5 § 5003-c. Fair settlement timing. Notwithstanding any other law or
 6 rule, no person, firm or corporation whose interest is adverse to that
 7 of a person receiving personal injuries or death as a result of a
 8 tortious or potentially tortious act may negotiate any contract, written
 9 or oral, or any settlement to release such person, firm or corporation
 10 from liability for such act within thirty days from the date of the
 11 tortious or potentially tortious act. Any contract, settlement or
 12 release obtained in violation of this section shall be voidable at the
 13 option of the releasor.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13180-01-5

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