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Jeremy Cooney

Sponsor · State Senator, District 56 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S8808 (2025-26)

Relates to litigation funding

Latest action Feb 13, 2026

Summary

Amends the litigation funding act to promote consumer protections related to litigation funding contracts; provides for contract requirements for litigation funding including disclosures, prohibitions; provides for litigation funding company registration and reporting requirements.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A9442, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A9442, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Financial Services Law.

Committee

Consumer Affairs and Protection · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment to L.2025, c.645, to amend the scope of applicable contracts.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 28, 2026Result: passedSenate vote on A9442, the matching Assembly bill.

    (58) (1) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 20, 2026Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Feb 13, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Assembly

  2. Feb 13, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.11

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 28, 2026

    3RD Reading CAL.86

    3RD READING CAL.86

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 28, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S8808

    NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)
  1. Jan 20, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 20, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.86

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.86

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 20, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 20, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 13, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 13, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.22

    RULES REPORT CAL.22

    NY Assembly

  7. Jan 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  8. Jan 8, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  9. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    NY Assembly

  10. Jan 6, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    NY Assembly

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