New York A 1550: Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations

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A01550 Summary:

BILL NOA01550 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06975

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SPONSORSolages

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §902, CPLR

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Prohibits a court from denying class certification for purposes of class action lawsuits solely because the action involves governmental operations.

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BILL NOA01550 

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01/10/2025referred to codes

01/10/2025referred to codes

02/11/2025reported 

02/13/2025advanced to third reading cal.15

03/24/2025passed assembly

03/24/2025delivered to senate

03/24/2025REFERRED TO CODES

05/20/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S6975

05/20/20253RD READING CAL.641

05/20/2025PASSED SENATE

05/20/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

12/01/2025delivered to governor

12/05/2025vetoed memo.57

12/05/2025tabled

Go to topA01550 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:02/11/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA01550 Floor&nbspVotes:

DATE:03/24/2025Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 98/49Yes 

Alvarez 

Yes 

Carroll P 

No 

Friend 

Yes 

Lee 

Yes 

Peoples-Stokes 

No 

Slater 

Yes 

Anderson 

Yes 

Carroll RC 

Yes 

Gallagher 

ER 

Lemondes 

Yes 

Pheffer Amato 

No 

Smith 

No 

Angelino 

Yes 

Chandler-Waterm 

No 

Gallahan 

Yes 

Levenberg 

No 

Pirozzolo 

No 

Smullen 

No 

Bailey 

No 

Chang 

No 

Gandolfo 

Yes 

Lucas 

Yes 

Pretlow 

Yes 

Solages 

No 

Barclay 

No 

Chludzinski 

Yes 

Gibbs 

Yes 

Lunsford 

No 

Ra 

Yes 

Steck 

Yes 

Barrett 

Yes 

Clark 

No 

Giglio 

Yes 

Lupardo 

Yes 

Raga 

Yes 

Stern 

No 

Beephan 

Yes 

Colton 

Yes 

Glick 

Yes 

Magnarelli 

Yes 

Rajkumar 

Yes 

Stirpe 

No 

Bendett 

Yes 

Conrad 

Yes 

Gonzalez-Rojas 

No 

Maher 

Yes 

Ramos 

No 

Tague 

Yes 

Benedetto 

Yes 

Cook 

No 

Gray 

Yes 

Mamdani 

No 

Reilly 

ER 

Tannousis 

No 

Berger 

Yes 

Cruz 

Yes 

Griffin 

No 

Manktelow 

Yes 

Reyes 

Yes 

Tapia 

Yes &#8225

Bichotte Hermel 

Yes 

Cunningham 

No 

Hawley 

Yes 

McDonald 

Yes 

Rivera 

Yes 

Taylor 

No 

Blankenbush 

Yes 

Dais 

Yes 

Hevesi 

No &#8225

McDonough 

Yes 

Romero 

Yes 

Torres 

No 

Blumencranz 

Yes 

Davila 

Yes 

Hooks 

Yes 

McMahon 

Yes 

Rosenthal 

Yes 

Valdez 

No &#8225

Bologna 

Yes 

De Los Santos 

Yes 

Hunter 

Yes 

Meeks 

Yes 

Rozic 

Yes 

Vanel 

Yes 

Bores 

No 

DeStefano 

Yes 

Hyndman 

No 

Mikulin 

Yes 

Santabarbara 

Yes 

Walker 

No 

Brabenec 

Yes 

Dilan 

Yes 

Jackson 

No 

Miller 

Yes 

Sayegh 

No 

Walsh 

Yes 

Braunstein 

Yes 

Dinowitz 

Yes 

Jacobson 

ER 

Mitaynes 

Yes 

Schiavoni 

Yes 

Weprin 

Yes 

Bronson 

No &#8225

DiPietro 

No 

Jensen 

No 

Molitor 

Yes 

Seawright 

Yes 

Wieder 

No 

Brook-Krasny 

No 

Durso 

Yes 

Jones 

No 

Morinello 

No 

Sempolinski 

No 

Williams 

No 

Brown EA 

Yes 

Eachus 

Yes 

Kassay 

No 

Norber 

Yes 

Septimo 

Yes 

Woerner 

Yes 

Brown K 

No 

Eichenstein 

Yes 

Kay 

No 

Novakhov 

Yes 

Shimsky 

Yes 

Wright 

Yes 

Burdick 

Yes 

Epstein 

Yes &#8225

Kelles 

Yes 

O'Pharrow 

Yes 

Shrestha 

No 

Yeger 

Yes 

Burke 

Yes 

Fall 

Yes 

Kim 

Yes 

Otis 

Yes 

Simon 

Yes 

Zaccaro 

Yes 

Burroughs 

No 

Fitzpatrick 

Yes 

Lasher 

No 

Palmesano 

Yes 

Simone 

Yes 

Zinerman 

No &#8225

Buttenschon 

Yes 

Forrest 

Yes 

Lavine 

Yes 

Paulin 

No 

Simpson 

Yes 

Mr. Speaker 

 &#8225 Indicates voting via videoconference 

Go to topA01550 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1550

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to certif-
 ication of class actions in cases involving governmental operations

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

 1 Section 1. Section 902 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended
 2 by chapter 474 of the laws of 1975, is a