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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3038: Establishes a right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 3038 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S1353B.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Prohibits creditors from enforcing a consumer debt incurred as a result of fraud, duress, intimidation, threat, force, identity theft, exploitation of the debtor's personal information or similar economic abuse perpetrated against a debtor; establishes a right of action by the debtor for relief against creditors for violations; makes related provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
George AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S1353B
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.305
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.305
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. PRINT NUMBER 3038B
  7. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  8. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  9. PRINT NUMBER 3038A
  10. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  11. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source