# New York S 8071: Enacts the avoiding vexatious overuse of impleading to delay (AVOID) act

New York S 8071, Enacts the avoiding vexatious overuse of impleading to delay (AVOID) act, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-12-19 (APPROVAL MEMO.80) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8071
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Enacts the avoiding vexatious overuse of impleading to delay (AVOID) act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Last action: 2025-12-19, APPROVAL MEMO.80
- Sponsor: Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: JUDICIARY, WAYS AND MEANS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (215 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New York defendants face tighter claim deadlines: mixed, low. The law limits when defendants in New York civil cases can bring another party into the lawsuit to share liability. Defendants must file and serve these claims within 60 days after serving their answer for liability based on a contract. For other liability, the 60 days starts when they learn anothe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 136 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-12-19: APPROVAL MEMO.80 (Senate)
- 2025-12-19: SIGNED CHAP.704 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.692 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8728 (House)
- 2025-06-13: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House)
- 2025-06-13: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2011 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: PRINT NUMBER 8071A (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2025-05-21: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8071A)
- Original, 2025-05-15: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8071)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8071A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8071)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8071-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).