Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 08, 2020 |
print number 8648a |
Jul 08, 2020 |
amend and recommit to rules |
Jul 01, 2020 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8648A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th 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
Bill Amendments
2019-S8648 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10661
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §478, Judy L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S7054, A5694
2019-S8648 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8648 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to temporarily suspending the two-fail qualification for practice of law prior to passing the bar exam for law graduates representing indigent clients; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Suspends the two-fail qualification for practice of law prior to passing the bar exam, and permits certain law graduates who have not yet taken the bar exam to practice under attorney supervision SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 478 of the judiciary law to include that this section does not apply to persons who have graduated from a law school and who have taken and failed to pass the bar exam one or more times.
2019-S8648 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8648 I N S E N A T E July 1, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to temporarily suspending the two-fail qualification for practice of law prior to passing the bar exam for law graduates representing indigent clients; and provid- ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 478 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 22 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: § 478. Practicing or appearing as attorney-at-law without being admit- ted and registered. It shall be unlawful for any natural person to prac- tice or appear as an attorney-at-law or as an attorney and counselor-at- law for a person other than himself or herself in a court of record in this state, or to furnish attorneys or counsel or an attorney and coun- sel to render legal services, or to hold himself or herself out to the public as being entitled to practice law as aforesaid, or in any other manner, or to assume to be an attorney or counselor-at-law, or to assume, use, or advertise the title of lawyer, or attorney and counse- lor-at-law, or attorney-at-law or counselor-at-law, or attorney, or counselor, or attorney and counselor, or equivalent terms in any language, in such manner as to convey the impression that he or she is a legal practitioner of law or in any manner to advertise that he or she either alone or together with any other persons or person has, owns, conducts or maintains a law office or law and collection office, or office of any kind for the practice of law, without having first been duly and regularly licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of record of this state, and without having taken the constitutional oath. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be held to apply (1) to officers of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly appointed, when exercising the special powers conferred upon such corporations under section fourteen hundred three of the not- for-profit corporation law; or (2) to law students who have completed at least two semesters of law school or persons who have graduated from a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S8648A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10661
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §478, Judy L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S7054, A5694
2019-S8648A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8648a SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to temporarily suspending the two-fail qualification for practice of law prior to passing the bar exam for law graduates representing indigent clients; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Suspends the two-fail qualification for practice of law prior to passing the bar exam, and permits certain law graduates who have not yet taken the bar exam to practice under attorney supervision SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 478 of the judiciary law to include that this section does not apply to persons who have graduated from a law school and who have taken and failed to pass the bar exam one or more times.
2019-S8648A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8648--A I N S E N A T E July 1, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to temporarily suspending the two-fail qualification for practice of law prior to passing the bar exam for law graduates representing indigent clients; and provid- ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 478 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 22 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: § 478. Practicing or appearing as attorney-at-law without being admit- ted and registered. It shall be unlawful for any natural person to prac- tice or appear as an attorney-at-law or as an attorney and counselor-at- law for a person other than himself or herself in a court of record in this state, or to furnish attorneys or counsel or an attorney and coun- sel to render legal services, or to hold himself or herself out to the public as being entitled to practice law as aforesaid, or in any other manner, or to assume to be an attorney or counselor-at-law, or to assume, use, or advertise the title of lawyer, or attorney and counse- lor-at-law, or attorney-at-law or counselor-at-law, or attorney, or counselor, or attorney and counselor, or equivalent terms in any language, in such manner as to convey the impression that he or she is a legal practitioner of law or in any manner to advertise that he or she either alone or together with any other persons or person has, owns, conducts or maintains a law office or law and collection office, or office of any kind for the practice of law, without having first been duly and regularly licensed and admitted to practice law in the courts of record of this state, and without having taken the constitutional oath. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be held to apply (1) to officers of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, duly appointed, when exercising the special powers conferred upon such corporations under section fourteen hundred three of the not- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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