New York A 9460: Relates to right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts

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A09460 Summary:

BILL NOA09460 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08830

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 29-HHH, Gen Bus L; amd §2, Chap of 2025 (as proposed in S.1353-B & A.3038-B)

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Relates to actions for claims arising out of coerced debts; limits certain actions; established a right of action against person who causes another to incur coerced debt.

Go to top A09460 Actions:

BILL NOA09460 

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01/06/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/12/2026reported referred to codes

01/13/2026reported referred to rules

01/13/2026reported 

01/13/2026rules report cal.29

01/13/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.29

03/10/2026substituted by s8830

&nbspS08830 AMEND= CLEARE

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/27/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.155

&nbsp03/05/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp03/05/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp03/05/2026referred to codes

&nbsp03/10/2026substituted for a9460

&nbsp03/10/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.29

&nbsp03/10/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/10/2026returned to senate

&nbsp03/18/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp03/18/2026SIGNED CHAP.90

Go to topA09460 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION Chair:Rozic 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:16/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes RozicAyeMikulinAye

FallAyeMillerAye

GallagherAyeBlumencranzAye

RajkumarAyeDursoAye

ForrestAyeBolognaAye

BoresAye

LeeAye

AlvarezAye

CunninghamAye

TorresAye

CarrollAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:01/13/2026AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAbsentReillyAye

LavineExcusedMikulinAye

WeprinAyeTannousisAye

HevesiAyeAngelinoAye

SeawrightAyeMolitorAye

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:01/13/2026AYE/NAY:17/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickExcusedRaNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

ColtonAyePalmesanoNay

MagnarelliAyeReillyNay

PaulinAyeSmithNay

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenNay

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09460 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09460 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9460

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 6, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to actions involv-
 ing coerced debts; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending
 the general business law relating to establishing a right of action
 for claims arising out of coerced debts, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 1353-B and A. 3038-B, in relation to the effective-
 ness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Article 29-HHH of the general business law, as added by a
 2 chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the general business law relating
 3 to establishing a right of action for claims arising out of coerced
 4 debts, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1353-B and A. 3038-B,
 5 is amended to read as follows:
 6 ARTICLE 29-HHH
 7 ACTIONS INVOLVING COERCED DEBTS
 8 Section 604-aa. Definitions.
 9 604-bb. Notice of coerced debt.
 10 604-cc. Coerced debt cause of action and affirmative defense.
 11 604-dd. Application to secured debt.
 12 604-ee. Right of action against person who causes another to
 13 incur coerced debt.
 14 604-ff. Attorney general enforcement.
 15 604-gg. Scope.
 16 § 604-aa. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 17 shall have the following meanings:
 18 1. "Action" means any civil judicial proceeding as defined in section
 19 one hundred five of the civil practice law and rules.
 20 2. "Adequate documentation of coerced debt" means documentation that
 21 identifies a particular debt, or a portion thereof, as coerced debt,
 22 describes the circumstances under which such coerced debt