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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1353: Establishes a right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts

Enacted 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

S 1353 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a right of action for claims arising out of coerced debts. Primary sponsor: Cordell Cleare (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): APPROVAL MEMO.85.

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 3 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cordell ClearePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Leroy ComrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. APPROVAL MEMO.85
  2. SIGNED CHAP.710
  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  4. RETURNED TO SENATE
  5. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  6. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.305
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR A3038B
  8. REFERRED TO CODES
  9. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. REPASSED SENATE
  11. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1353B
  12. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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