S 9848 NY
Relates to the contents of claims
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Summary
This bill modifies New York civil procedure law to provide exceptions to the requirement that legal claims must be specific and detailed in their pleadings. Currently, New York law requires that civil claims be stated with specificity, meaning plaintiffs must provide detailed factual information about their allegations. The bill creates exceptions to this specificity requirement for cases involving sexual offenses, allowing those claims to include less detailed information than would normally be required. This exception applies to civil claims related to sexual offenses but does not affect pleading requirements in other types of cases.
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Official abstract
Provides exceptions from the requirement of specificity in pleadings in certain cases involving sexual offenses.
Sponsor (1)
- Julia Salazar Democratic · primary
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Cordell Cleare Democratic · cosponsor
- Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
- Jessica Ramos Democratic · cosponsor
- Jeremy Zellner Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (7)
- Apr 8, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
- May 5, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.918 · upper
- May 6, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 7, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 11, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 11, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 11, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · lower
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