A 10335 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

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

This bill prevents courts from denying class action lawsuits solely because the case involves government operations. It amends court rules to explicitly state that government involvement alone cannot block a class action certification. This directly affects plaintiffs in lawsuits against government entities (like cities or state agencies) who seek to pursue group claims for issues such as policy violations. The law requires courts to evaluate other legal criteria for class certification instead of using government involvement as a blanket reason to deny the case.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action May 5, 2026
Floor votes · Assembly May 5, 2026

How they voted

8949
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 149
May 5, 2026
D Democratic102
89 Yea 6 Nay 7
87% Yea
R Republican47
43 Nay 4
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 5, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
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Photo of Michaelle Solages
Michaelle Solages
DDemocratic
NY
22