# New York S 4423: Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought

New York S 4423, Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2025-12-05 (VETOED MEMO.87) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 4423
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-12-05, VETOED MEMO.87
- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: JUDICIARY
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (200 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew J. Lanza (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anthony H. Palumbo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Murray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jake Ashby (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tedisco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mario Mattera (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick M. Gallivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Ortt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: William Weber (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-09 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 131 | 13 |   |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 51 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | committee | Judiciary Committee Vote | pass | 18 | 1 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-12-05: VETOED MEMO.87 (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.505 (House)
- 2025-06-09: SUBSTITUTED FOR A6063 (House)
- 2025-05-28: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (House)
- 2025-05-28: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: 1ST REPORT CAL.369 (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4423)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4423)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S4423-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).