Bill Commons

NY A 9166

in committee

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 9166 pass?

Not yet. NY A 9166 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY A 9166 about?

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

Who sponsors NY A 9166?

Claire Valdez is the primary sponsor of NY A 9166, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Creates a private right of action for improper debt collection procedures; allows plaintiffs to recover punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Claire Valdezprimary
  • Emily Gallaghercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-17

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 4619not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6654not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6674not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4946not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1119not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6254not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3774not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 7233

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A9166?summary=&detail=

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