entitled "Affirmation of truth of statement," which became effective on Jan. 1, 2024. The statute now allows any person to submit an affirmation in lieu of an affidavit, "with the same force and ...

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, CPLR 2106 was substantially amended to allow any person to submit an affirmation in lieu of an affidavit ... of the deposition with a statement of the reasons given ...