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Cordell Cleare

Sponsor · State Senator, District 30 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S8830 (2025-26)

Relates to right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts

Latest action Mar 18, 2026

Summary

Relates to actions for claims arising out of coerced debts; limits certain actions; established a right of action against person who causes another to incur coerced debt.

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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 A9460, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the General Business Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Consumer Affairs and Protection · New York State Assembly, 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.710 , to amend the definition of coerced debt and to make structural amendments to the applicability.

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMar 5, 2026Result: passed

    (51) (8) (0) (4)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 27, 2026Result: passed

    (17) (3) (0) (0)
  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 12, 2026Result: passed

    (17) (3) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Cordell Cleare 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. Mar 18, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 18, 2026

    Signed

    SIGNED CHAP.90

    NY Senate

  3. Mar 10, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.29

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.29

    NY Assembly

  4. Mar 10, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Mar 10, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED BY S8830

    NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)
  1. Mar 5, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Mar 5, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Mar 5, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO CODES

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 27, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.155

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.155

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 13, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  6. Jan 13, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.29

    RULES REPORT CAL.29

    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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