Bill Text: NY S06346 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6346 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Increases the amount from $25,000 to $50,000 for actions and proceedings in the New York city civil court.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-13 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S06346 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06346-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6346

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      June 6, 2019
                                       ___________

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

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing  an  amendment to section 15 of article VI of the constitution
          relating to the New York city civil court

     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That  subdivision  b  of
     2  section  15  of  article  VI  of  the constitution be amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    b. The court of city-wide civil jurisdiction of the city of  New  York
     5  shall  have  jurisdiction  over  the  following  classes  of actions and
     6  proceedings which shall be  originated  in  such  court  in  the  manner
     7  provided  by  law:  actions  and  proceedings for the recovery of money,
     8  actions and proceedings for the recovery of  chattels  and  actions  and
     9  proceedings for the foreclosure of mechanics liens and liens on personal
    10  property  where  the  amount  sought to be recovered or the value of the
    11  property does not exceed [twenty-five] fifty thousand dollars  exclusive
    12  of  interest  and  costs, or such smaller amount as may be fixed by law;
    13  over summary proceedings to recover possession of real property  and  to
    14  remove  tenants  therefrom  and over such other actions and proceedings,
    15  not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court,  as  may  be
    16  provided by law. The court of city-wide civil jurisdiction shall further
    17  exercise  such  equity  jurisdiction  as  may be provided by law and its
    18  jurisdiction to enter judgment upon a counterclaim for the  recovery  of
    19  money only shall be unlimited.
    20    §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
    21  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    22  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    23  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    24  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89135-01-9