S 7523 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to the business records exception to hearsay

This bill updates the rules for admitting business records as evidence in court by adding specific requirements for their admissibility. It directly affects judges, attorneys, and businesses by clarifying that records must be made in the regular course of business, at or near the time of the event, and based on personal knowledge or reliable information. The law also sets stricter standards for electronic records, requiring them to be presented as accurate tangible exhibits and allowing courts to consider how they were stored to verify their authenticity. Additionally, the bill mandates that hospital and medical records must be relevant to a patient's treatment or diagnosis to be accepted as evidence.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 2, 2023 Last action Jun 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 5, 2023

How they voted

4021
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 5, 2023
D Democratic42
40 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican21
21 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 7, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
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Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
Jun 5, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
Jun 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 2, 2023
Committee
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upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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