New York A 2203: Establishes a tenant association tax credit

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A02203 Summary:

BILL NOA02203 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORManktelow

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Hawley, Reilly, Smullen, Miller

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §727, N-PC L; add Art 10 §§10-101 & 10-102, Gen Ob L

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Exempts volunteers in recreational activities, including but not limited to, little league coaches, managers, assistants and members of the board of directors from civil liability while providing services or rendering assistance to a player or participant as a result of such volunteer's acts of commission or omission arising out of or in the course of rendering such services or assistance during competitive games and practices.

Go to top A02203 Actions:

BILL NOA02203 

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01/15/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

05/18/2026held for consideration in judiciary

Go to topA02203 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:JUDICIARY Chair:Lavine 
DATE:05/18/2026AYE/NAY:14/5 Action: Held for Consideration LavineAyeTannousisNay

WeprinAyeWalshNay

BraunsteinAyeBrownNay

SteckAyeMikulinExcused

SeawrightAyeSmithNay

WalkerAyeMolitorNay

McMahonAye

MitaynesAye

RajkumarAye

SimonAye

SayeghExcused

LunsfordAye

BergerAye

ShimskyAye

CarrollAye

Go to topA02203 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA02203 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2203

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW, DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY, REILLY, SMULLEN,
 MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law and the general obli-
 gations law, in relation to exempting volunteer coaches, managers,
 referees, assistants and members of the board of directors for certain
 youths programs from civil liability while providing services or
 assistance to a player or participant

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

 1 Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 727 to read as follows:
 3 § 727. Exemption of certain persons from civil liability.
 4 (a) Definitions:
 5 (1) Youths program. A youths program shall mean any recreational
 6 activity which is operated by the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts
 7 of America, the Campfire Girls, Young Men's Christian Association, Young
 8 Women's Christian Association, Young Men's Hebrew Association, Young
 9 Women's Hebrew Association, Catholic Youth Organization, Kiwanis Inter-
 10 national, Hi-Y or other similar organizations without limitation to the
 11 foregoing for the recreational or athletic benefit of persons eighteen
 12 years of age or less.
 13 (2) Compensation. Compensation shall mean the earnings of a person for
 14 labor or services, but shall not include reimbursement for reasonable
 15 expenses actually incurred.
 16 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, and notwithstanding
 17 any provision of law to the contrary, no person who without compensation
 18 therefor and acting as a volunteer renders services within an organized
 19 youths program as a leader, coach, manager, umpire, referee or an
 20 assistant thereto, or who serves on the board of directors of such
 21 program shall be liable in any civil action for damages to a participant
 22 in such program as a result of such person's acts of commission or omis-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01874-01-5

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 1 sion arising out of and in the course of such person's rendering of such
 2 services or assistance relating thereto.
 3 (c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to grant immunity to any
 4 person causing damage or injury as a result of such person's willful,
 5 wanton or grossly negligent acts of commission or omission.
 6 § 2. The general obligations law is amended by adding a new article 10
 7 to read as follows:
 8 ARTICLE 10
 9 EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM CIVIL LIABILITY
 10 PERSONS ASSISTING IN SPORTS PROGRAMS
 11 Section 10-101. Definitions.
 12 10-102. Immunity from liability.
 13 § 10-101. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms
 14 shall have the followin