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S 8294 NY
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Requires a detailed determination in orders determining a motion

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Introduced May 30, 2025

Latest action (May 13, 2026) REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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Requires a detailed determination in orders determining a motion, no longer up to a judge's discretion.

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Action history (8)

  1. May 30, 2025 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
  3. Mar 31, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.674 · upper
  4. Apr 1, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  5. Apr 7, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  6. May 13, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  7. May 13, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  8. May 13, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · lower

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S08294 Summary: BILL NO S08294 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10609

&nbsp SPONSOR SEPULVEDA &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd R2219, CPLR &nbsp Requires a detailed determination in orders determining a motion, no longer up to a judge's discretion.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

8294

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

May 30, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 requir- ing a detailed determination in orders determining a motion

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

1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of rule 2219 of the civil practice law and 2 rules, as amended by chapter 38 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 (a) Time and form of order determining motion, generally. An order 5 determining a motion relating to a provisional remedy shall be made 6 within twenty days, and an order determining any other motion shall be 7 made within sixty days, after the motion is submitted for decision. The 8 order shall be in writing and shall be the same in form whether made by 9 a court or a judge out of court. An order determining a motion made upon 10 supporting papers shall be signed with the judge's signature or initials 11 by the judge who made it, state the court of which he or she is a judge 12 and the place and date of the signature, recite the papers used on the 13 motion, and give the determination or direction in [ such ] detail [ as the 14 judge deems proper ]. Except in a town or village court or where other- 15 wise provided by law, upon the request of any party, an order or ruling 16 made by a judge, whether upon written or oral application or sua sponte, 17 shall be reduced to writing or otherwise recorded. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11971-01-5

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