New York Assembly Bill A01600 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1600 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to allowing certain parties of releases and covenants involving PFAS to seek contribution from other responsible parties The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 15-108 of the general obligations law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows: 3 (e) Exemption for releases and covenants involving PFAS. Notwith- 4 standing any other provision of law to the contrary, every person 5 providing cleanup, removal of discharge of per- and polyfluoroalkyl 6 substances (PFAS) shall be entitled to contribution from any other 7 responsible party. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03084-01-5