S 10375 NY
Clarifies the need for expedited relief when seeking an order to show cause
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This bill amends the Civil Practice Law and Rules to clarify that when a party seeks an order to show cause, they must state in the application why expedited relief through this procedure is necessary. An order to show cause may be granted in lieu of a notice of motion, and this bill requires applicants to explain the necessity for using this expedited procedure. The bill maintains existing requirements for service on state bodies and the attorney general. The bill takes effect on January 1 following enactment.
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Clarifies the need for expedited relief when seeking an order to show cause; provides the application shall require why such relief is necessary.
Sponsor (1)
- Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 15, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10375 Summary: BILL NO S10375   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR SEPULVEDA   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd R2214, CPLR   Clarifies the need for expedited relief when seeking an order to show cause; provides the application shall require why such relief is necessary.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10375
IN SENATE
May 15, 2026 ___________
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 clari- fying the need for expedited relief when seeking an order to show cause
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision (d) of rule 2214 of the civil practice law and 2 rules, as amended by chapter 752 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 (d) Order to show cause. The court in a proper case may grant an order 5 to show cause, to be served in lieu of a notice of motion, at a time and 6 in a manner specified therein. The party seeking the order to show cause 7 shall state in the application why such procedure is necessary. An order 8 to show cause against a state body or officers must be served in addi- 9 tion to service upon the defendant or respondent state body or officers 10 upon the attorney general by delivery to an assistant attorney general 11 at an office of the attorney general in the county in which venue of the 12 action is designated or if there is no office of the attorney general in 13 such county, at the office of the attorney general nearest such county. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15883-01-6
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