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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S08624 Summary: BILL NO S08624 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10046

&nbsp SPONSOR MYRIE &nbsp COSPNSR FAHY, GONZALEZ, LIU, MAYER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SUTTON &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Add §5254, CPLR &nbsp Permits courts to award punitive damages against an estate for sexual abuse.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

8624

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

December 19, 2025 ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to permit- ting courts to award punitive damages against an estate for sexual abuse

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

1 Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new 2 section 5254 to read as follows: 3 § 5254. Punitive damages against an estate for sexual abuse. Notwith- 4 standing any provision of the estates, powers and trusts law, including 5 but not limited to subparagraph one of paragraph (a) of section 11-3.2 6 of the estates, powers and trusts law, punitive damages may be awarded 7 in any civil action alleging sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual 8 misconduct, or sex trafficking of a minor or an adult, and in any civil 9 action arising from conduct of a sexual nature that constitutes a crime 10 under state or federal law. Such actions include, but are not limited 11 to, claims brought pursuant to any state or municipal statute creating a 12 civil remedy for gender-motivated violence or sexual misconduct. Puni- 13 tive damages may be sought, awarded, and enforced against the personal 14 representative of the estate of a deceased individual alleged to have 15 committed, directed, enabled, or facilitated the underlying conduct. The 16 standard of proof for an award of punitive damages in actions subject to 17 this section shall be a preponderance of the evidence. No cause of 18 action covered by this section shall be limited, abated, or impaired by 19 the death of the individual liable for the conduct, and punitive damages 20 shall be recoverable to the same extent as if such individual were 21 living. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 23 pending actions and actions commenced on or after such date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14195-02-5

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