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NY A10634
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Pamela Hunter
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AI Summary
- Voids contract clauses that require subcontractors or material suppliers to exhaust other legal remedies before filing breach of contract or quantum meruit lawsuits or arbitration proceedings
- Expands existing protections in General Obligations Law Section 5-322.1, which already prohibited conditioning the right to file claims or commence payment bond actions
- Applies to construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, demolition, and excavating contracts for buildings and structures
- Takes effect immediately upon passage and applies to contracts entered into, renewed, modified, or amended after the effective date
- Updates terminology from "materialman" to "material supplier" in the statute
Legislative Description
Voids agreements conditioning the right of a subcontractor's or material supplier's right to commence a lawsuit or arbitration proceeding for breach of contract or quantum meruit.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
3/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/13/2026
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