New York S 10498: Relates to the commencement of certain sexual offense actions

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S10498 Summary:

BILL NOS10498 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11444

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SPONSORBOTTCHER

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COSPNSRHARCKHAM, ZELLNER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §214-j, CPLR

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Relates to the commencement of certain sexual offense actions; extends the time for such commencement to two years and six months after the effective date of the section of law allowing such actions.

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BILL NOS10498 

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10498

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
 commencement of certain sexual offense actions

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

 1 Section 1. Section 214-j of the civil practice law and rules, as added
 2 by chapter 203 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 214-j. Certain sexual offense actions. Notwithstanding any provision
 4 of law which imposes a period of limitation to the contrary and the
 5 provisions of any other law pertaining to the filing of a notice of
 6 claim or a notice of intention to file a claim as a condition precedent
 7 to commencement of an action or special proceeding, every civil claim or
 8 cause of action brought against any party alleging intentional or negli-
 9 gent acts or omissions by a person for physical, psychological, or other
 10 injury or condition suffered as a result of conduct which would consti-
 11 tute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred thirty of the
 12 penal law committed against such person who was eighteen years of age or
 13 older, or incest as defined in section 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law
 14 committed against such person who was eighteen years of age or older,
 15 which is barred as of the effective date of this section because the
 16 applicable period of limitation has expired, and/or the plaintiff previ-
 17 ously failed to file a notice of claim or a notice of intention to file
 18 a claim, is hereby revived, and action thereon may be commenced not
 19 earlier than six months after, and not later than [one year] two years
 20 and six months after the effective date of this section. In any such
 21 claim or action, dismissal of a previous action, ordered before the
 22 effective date of this section, on grounds that such previous action was
 23 time barred, and/or for failure of a party to file a notice of claim or
 24 a notice of intention to file a claim, shall not be grounds for dismiss-
 25 al of a revival action pursuant to this section.
 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15685-01-6

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