Bill Text: NY S06031 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes venue in the county in which a substantial part of the events or omission giving rise to the claim occurred.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-21 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8032 [S06031 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S06031-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6031 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- 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 venue for certain actions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 503 of the civil practice law 2 and rules is amended to read as follows: 3 (a) Generally. Except where otherwise prescribed by law, the place of 4 trial shall be in the county in which one of the parties resided when it 5 was commenced; the county in which a substantial part of the events or 6 omissions giving rise to the claim occurred; or, if none of the parties 7 then resided in the state, in any county designated by the plaintiff. A 8 party resident in more than one county shall be deemed a resident of 9 each such county. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to actions 11 commenced on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11565-01-7