Bill Text: NY A07714 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Increases the amount from $25,000 to $50,000 for actions and proceedings in the New York city civil court.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-11-13 - delivered to secretary of state [A07714 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07714-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7714 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 17, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 15 of article VI of the constitution relating to the New York city civil court 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That subdivision b of 2 section 15 of article VI of the constitution be amended to read as 3 follows: 4 b. The court of city-wide civil jurisdiction of the city of New York 5 shall have jurisdiction over the following classes of actions and 6 proceedings which shall be originated in such court in the manner 7 provided by law: actions and proceedings for the recovery of money, 8 actions and proceedings for the recovery of chattels and actions and 9 proceedings for the foreclosure of mechanics liens and liens on personal 10 property where the amount sought to be recovered or the value of the 11 property does not exceed [twenty-five] fifty thousand dollars exclusive 12 of interest and costs, or such smaller amount as may be fixed by law; 13 over summary proceedings to recover possession of real property and to 14 remove tenants therefrom and over such other actions and proceedings, 15 not within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court, as may be 16 provided by law. The court of city-wide civil jurisdiction shall further 17 exercise such equity jurisdiction as may be provided by law and its 18 jurisdiction to enter judgment upon a counterclaim for the recovery of 19 money only shall be unlimited. 20 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 21 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 22 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 23 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 24 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89135-01-9