Allows an affirmation by any person, wherever made, in a civil action
Summary
Allows an affirmation by any person, wherever made, subscribed and affirmed by that person to be true under the penalties of perjury, to be used in a civil action in New York in lieu of and with the same force and effect as an affidavit.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Signed Oct 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2023 · Assembly May 23, 2023
How they voted
43–15
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
May 31, 2023
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican21
71% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Oct 25, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.559
lower
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 23, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Lavine
DDemocratic
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Monica Wallace
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Simone
DDemocratic
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