New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A3461: Relates to arbitration proceedings
Status: In committee, May 29, 2026
Amends provisions of law governing arbitration proceedings; specifies fees and expenses with regard to employment or consumer arbitration proceedings; directs certain sanctions on a party which breaches an arbitration agreement.
What the bill says
An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to arbitration.
From the amended text, June 6, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to arbitration THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 7502 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows: (V) IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PARTIES SEEKING ARBITRATION AGAINST THE SAME PARTY OR PARTIES, THE PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT AND COUNTY WHERE ANY OF THE PARTIES SEEKING ARBITRATION RESIDES OR IS DOING BUSINESS OR WHERE THE ARBITRATION WAS HELD OR IS PENDING. § 2. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding three new sections 7513-a, 7513-b and 7517 to read as follows: § 7513-A. FEES AND EXPENSES OF ARBITRATION INITIATION. (A) (I) IN AN EMPLOYMENT OR CONSUMER ARBITRATION, EXCEPT AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT INCLUDED IN THE TERMS OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, THAT REQUIRES, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR THROUGH APPLICATION OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR THE RULES OF THE ARBITRATION PROVIDER, THAT THE DRAFTING PARTY SHALL PAY CERTAIN FEES AND COSTS BEFORE THE ARBITRATION CAN PROCEED, IF THE FEES OR COSTS TO INITIATE AN ARBITRATION PROCEEDING ARE NOT PAID WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE, THE DRAFTING PARTY IS IN MATERIAL BREACH OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, IS …
Sponsors
- Charles Lavine (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81)
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
- Ron Kim (D, 40)
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Tony Simone (D, 75)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S9788
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.259
- : RULES REPORT CAL.259
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
- : REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
- : PRINT NUMBER 3461A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 29, 2026): 20 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 29, 2026): 17 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (May 5, 2026): 13 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Assembly Judiciary Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (April 28, 2026): 15 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Civil Practice Law and Rules
Common questions
- What is A3461?
- A3461 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to arbitration proceedings.
- What does A3461 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to arbitration.
- What is the status of A3461?
- In committee as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S9788 (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A3461?
- Charles Lavine (D, 13), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A3461?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3461
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.