Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2014 |
committed to rules |
Jan 28, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 27, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 23, 2014 |
1st report cal.49 |
Jan 13, 2014 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S6312
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S6312 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Village Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3-301, Vil L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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2013-S6312 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6312 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the village law, in relation to authorizing the appointment of an additional acting village justice by villages PURPOSE: This bill would allow for in the event that a village has one justice, it may provide for an additional acting village justice if the village justice requests one, or if the justice or acting justice is absent or unable to serve. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 3-301 of the village law to allow a village that has one justice, may by unanimous resolution of its board of trustees, to authorize the appointment of a second acting village justice to serve when requested by the village justice or in the absence or inability of the village justice or acting village justice to serve. Section two is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2013-S6312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6312 I N S E N A T E January 13, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to authorizing the appoint- ment of an additional acting village justice by villages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 3-301 of the village law, as amended by chapter 555 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: a. except as provided in section 3-303 of this article, no more than two village justices, but in the event a village has one justice, it shall also have an acting justice who shall serve when requested by the village justice or in the absence or inability of the village justice to serve. A VILLAGE THAT HAS ONE JUSTICE, MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION ON UNANI- MOUS CONSENT OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO AUTHORIZE THE APPOINT- MENT OF A SECOND ACTING VILLAGE JUSTICE TO SERVE WHEN REQUESTED BY THE VILLAGE JUSTICE OR IN THE ABSENCE OR INABILITY OF THE VILLAGE JUSTICE OR ACTING VILLAGE JUSTICE TO SERVE. The office of village justice is continued in every village in which it is now established. The board of trustees of any other village may establish such office by resolution or local law, subject to a permissive referendum. The board of trustees of any village by resolution or local law, subject to permissive referen- dum, may abolish such office, but to take effect only upon the expira- tion of the then current term of such office, or establish the office of additional village justices, which justice once elected shall have all the powers and duties of a village justice. The resolution or local law in the latter case shall provide for a term pursuant to section 3-302 of this article. The clerk of the court of a village shall be discharged from employment only upon the advice and consent of the village justice or justices when the clerk, in his or her village duties, works solely for the village justice or justices. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13468-01-4
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