Bill Commons

NY S 3837

in committee

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NY S 3837 pass?

Not yet. NY S 3837 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-06-13): COMMITTED TO RULES

What is NY S 3837 about?

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders to prohibit settlement agreements which conceal a public hazard or any information that would identify a public hazard.

Who sponsors NY S 3837?

Brad Hoylman-Sigal is the primary sponsor of NY S 3837.

Description

Enacts the "sunshine in litigation act" regarding protective orders to prohibit settlement agreements which conceal a public hazard or any information that would identify a public hazard.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-13 — COMMITTED TO RULES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-13

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-13

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2025-03-12

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-03-11

    1ST REPORT CAL.541

  5. 2025-01-30

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary Vote

    2025-03-11 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes

Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9593not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 4235not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5632not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 472not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2552not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7473

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S3837?summary=&detail=

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