New York Assembly Bill A05379 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5379 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the determination of damages in a civil action arising from personal inju- ry or wrongful death The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "protect- 2 ing rights in civil earnings determinations (P.R.I.C.E.D) act". 3 § 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new 4 section 5022 to read as follows: 5 § 5022. Determination of damages. 1. In any civil action arising from 6 personal injury or wrongful death, any estimations, measures, or calcu- 7 lations of damages for lost earnings or impaired earning capacity shall 8 not be reduced because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, 9 citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity 10 or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic 11 characteristics, familial status, marital status, or status as a victim 12 of domestic violence. 13 2. In any civil action arising from personal injury or wrongful death, 14 any reduction of damages shall not be based upon statistical tables 15 alone. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to civil 17 actions commenced on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07970-01-5