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NY S 6975

vetoed

Relates to prohibiting a court from denying class certification solely because the action involves governmental operations

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NY S 6975 pass?

No. NY S 6975 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): SUBSTITUTED BY A1550

What is NY S 6975 about?

Prohibits a court from denying class certification for purposes of class action lawsuits solely because the action involves governmental operations.

Who sponsors NY S 6975?

Kristen Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of NY S 6975.

Description

Prohibits a court from denying class certification for purposes of class action lawsuits solely because the action involves governmental operations.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — SUBSTITUTED BY A1550
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kristen Gonzalezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    SUBSTITUTED BY A1550

  2. 2025-04-09

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2025-04-08

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-04-07

    1ST REPORT CAL.641

  5. 2025-03-27

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary Vote

    2025-04-07 · pass · 16-3

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no

Related bills

  • substituted-by: A 1550
  • Prior session: A 2191not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6871not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2334not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5019not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4131not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3181not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2446not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6501not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 9518not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 5137not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1550

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6975?summary=&detail=

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