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A 11586: Mandates a stay of foreclosure sales in all actions where a defendant has filed and perfected an appeal from a judgment of foreclosure and sale until the appeal is decided or dismissed, unless expressly waived by the defendant.
What A 11586 does, verified June 7, 2026
<p> This bill amends the Civil Practice Law and Rules to automatically stay all foreclosure sales when a defendant files and perfects an appeal from a judgment of foreclosure and sale. The stay remains in effect until the appeal is decided or dismissed, unless the defendant expressly waives it. The legislation also clarifies the authority of courts to grant, limit, modify, or vacate stays, specifying that only the appellate court may alter a stay imposed by the specific subdivision regarding automatic stays. The act is set to take effect immediately upon passage. </p>
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11586
- What is the current status of A 11586?
- As of June 7, 2026, A 11586 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "referred to judiciary".
- Did A 11586 pass?
- Not yet. A 11586 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11586, and where is it now?
- A 11586 was authored by Asm. Latrice Walker. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
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| Jun. 05, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 5, 2026 · 334 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11586 IN ASSEMBLY June 5, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Walker) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to mandat- ing a stay of foreclosure sales in all actions where a defendant has filed and perfected an appeal from a judgment of foreclosure and sale The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 5519 of the civil practice law 2 and rules is amended to read as follows: 3 (c) Stay and limitation of stay by court order. The court from or to 4 which an appeal is taken or the court of original instance may stay all 5 proceedings to enforce the judgment or order appealed from pending an 6 appeal or determination on a motion for permission to appeal in a case 7 not provided for in subdivision (a) or [subdivision] (b) of this 8 section, or may grant a limited stay or may vacate, limit or modify any 9 stay imposed by subdivision (a) of this section, subdivision (b) of this 10 section or this subdivision, except that only the court to which an 11 appeal is taken may vacate, limit or modify a stay imposed by paragraph 12 one of subdivision (a) of this section. Notwithstanding any other 13 provision of law, in any action involving a judgment of foreclosure and 14 sale, the enforcement of the judgment shall be automatically stayed 15 where a notice of appeal has been filed by the defendant until the 16 appeal is decided or dismissed, unless expressly waived by the defend- 17 ant. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16041-01-6
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