S 2453 NY
Relates to enacting the New York no citizen is above the law act
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Summary
This bill, known as the 'New York no citizen is above the law act,' modifies statutes of limitations for criminal and civil actions in New York involving the office of president of the United States. For criminal cases, any period during which a defendant held the office of president does not count toward the statute of limitations for prosecution. For civil cases, the time period during which a defendant held the office of president does not count toward the statute of limitations for commencing an action, regardless of whether the cause of action occurred before or during the presidency. The criminal provision applies to all criminal actions where the statute of limitations has not yet expired. The civil provision applies to civil court actions commenced before and after the law's effective date.
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Official abstract
Provides that the period of immunity from prosecution for a criminal or civil action that a defendant is entitled to by virtue of holding the office of president of the United States shall not apply to the calculation of the time limitation applicable to commencement of such actions.
Sponsor (1)
- Michael Gianaris Democratic · primary
5 coauthors / cosponsors
- Patricia Fahy Democratic · cosponsor
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
- Toby Ann Stavisky Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Jan 17, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
- Mar 25, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.613 · upper
- Mar 26, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Mar 27, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 21, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 21, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 22, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
- Apr 21, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.800 · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Apr 27, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 18, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 18, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 18, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S02453 Summary: BILL NO S02453   SAME AS SAME AS A07271
  SPONSOR GIANARIS   COSPNSR FAHY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, SALAZAR, STAVISKY   MLTSPNSR   Amd §30.10, CP L; add §207-a, CPLR   Provides that the period of immunity from prosecution for a criminal or civil action that a defendant is entitled to by virtue of holding the office of president of the United States shall not apply to the calculation of the time limitation applicable to commencement of such actions.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
2453
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 17, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, SALAZAR, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to enacting the "New York no citizen is above the law act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "New York no citizen is above the law act". 3 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law is 4 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 5 (c) Any period following the commission of the offense during which 6 the defendant was holding the office of president of the United States. 7 § 3. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new 8 section 207-a to read as follows: 9 § 207-a. Certain defendants. When a defendant is holding the office of 10 president of the United States, whether the cause of action accrued 11 during or prior to the commencement of such period in office, the time 12 that elapses between the commencement of the period of the holding of 13 such office and the termination of the period of the holding of such 14 office is not a part of the time within which the action must be 15 commenced. 16 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 17 section two of this act shall apply to all criminal actions for which 18 such statute of limitations has not expired before such date and section 19 three of this act shall apply to all civil court actions commenced on, 20 before and after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01801-01-5
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