Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 20, 2022 |
print number 9292a |
May 20, 2022 |
amend and recommit to judiciary |
May 12, 2022 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S9292
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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
2021-S9292 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Laws Affected:
- Amd RR9401, 9403, 9404, 9405 & 9406, CPLR
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S1646
2021-S9292 - Summary
Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing the character fitness questionnaire from inquiring into an applicant's prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances.
2021-S9292 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9292 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing any required disclosure of prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances PURPOSE OF BILL: To prohibit unnecessary and discriminatory questioning of bar appli- cants. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Sections 1, 2, 4, and 5 amend rules 9401, 9402, 9405, and 9406 of the CPLR to make them gender neutral. Section 3 amends rule 9404 of the CPLR to make it gender neutral and to
2021-S9292 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9292 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing any required disclosure of prior inter- action with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Rule 9401 of the civil practice law and rules is amended to read as follows: Rule 9401. Committee. The appellate division in each judicial depart- ment shall appoint a committee of not less than three practicing lawyers for each judicial district within the department, for the purpose of investigating the character and fitness of every applicant for admission to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in the courts of this state. Each member of such committee shall serve until [his] THE MEMBER'S death, resignation or the appointment of [his] THE MEMBER'S successor. A lawyer who has been or who shall be appointed a member of the committee for one district may be appointed a member of the commit- tee for another district within the same department. § 2. The opening paragraph and subdivision 1 of rule 9403 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 226 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows: Notwithstanding rule 9402, any application for admission to practice pending before a committee, may be referred to the committee for another judicial district in the same or another department by order or direc- tion of the presiding justice of the appellate division of the depart- ment embracing the district in which the application is pending. Such order or direction may be made only upon the written request of the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON or acting [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the committee before which the application is pending and only upon [his] THE CHAIR- PERSON OR ACTING CHAIRPERSON'S written certification either: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15871-01-2
2021-S9292A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Laws Affected:
- Amd RR9401, 9403, 9404, 9405 & 9406, CPLR
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S1646
2021-S9292A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing the character fitness questionnaire from inquiring into an applicant's prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances.
2021-S9292A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9292A SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing any required disclosure of prior interaction with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances PURPOSE OF BILL: To prohibit unnecessary and discriminatory questioning of bar appli- cants. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Sections 1, 2, 4, and 5 amend rules 9401, 9402, 9405, and 9406 of the CPLR to make them gender neutral. Section 3 amends rule 9404 of the CPLR to make it gender neutral and to
2021-S9292A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9292--A I N S E N A T E May 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to making technical corrections to ensure gender neutrality for the admission to practice law and preventing any required disclosure of prior inter- action with law enforcement or the criminal justice system under certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Rule 9401 of the civil practice law and rules is amended to read as follows: Rule 9401. Committee. The appellate division in each judicial depart- ment shall appoint a committee of not less than three practicing lawyers for each judicial district within the department, for the purpose of investigating the character and fitness of every applicant for admission to practice as an attorney and counselor at law in the courts of this state. Each member of such committee shall serve until [his] THE MEMBER'S death, resignation or the appointment of [his] THE MEMBER'S successor. A lawyer who has been or who shall be appointed a member of the committee for one district may be appointed a member of the commit- tee for another district within the same department. § 2. The opening paragraph and subdivision 1 of rule 9403 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by chapter 226 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows: Notwithstanding rule 9402, any application for admission to practice pending before a committee, may be referred to the committee for another judicial district in the same or another department by order or direc- tion of the presiding justice of the appellate division of the depart- ment embracing the district in which the application is pending. Such order or direction may be made only upon the written request of the [chairman] CHAIRPERSON or acting [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the committee EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15871-02-2
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