Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to ways and means |
Mar 02, 2023 |
print number 240a |
Mar 02, 2023 |
amend and recommit to ways and means |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to ways and means |
Assembly Bill A240A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MAGNARELLI
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Jen Lunsford
Fred Thiele
Steve Stern
William Colton
2023-A240 - Details
2023-A240 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 240 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, LUNSFORD, THIELE, STERN, COLTON, EPSTEIN, SIMON, LAVINE, McMAHON, STECK, JACKSON, SAYEGH, CLARK, STIRPE, TAPIA, GUNTHER, DINOWITZ, CRUZ, MEEKS, BRONSON, DAVILA, COOK, HEVESI, WALKER, JEAN-PIERRE, JONES, EICHENSTEIN, BARRETT, LUPARDO, KELLES, SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the county law and the judiciary law, in relation to entitled compensation for client representation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 722-b of the county law, as amended by section 2 of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: § 722-b. Compensation and reimbursement for representation. 1. All counsel assigned in accordance with a plan of a bar association conform- ing to the requirements of section seven hundred twenty-two of this article whereby the services of private counsel are rotated and coordi- nated by an administrator shall at the conclusion of the representation receive: (a) for representation of a person entitled to representation by law who is initially charged with a misdemeanor or lesser offense and no felony, compensation for such misdemeanor or lesser offense represen- tation at a rate of [sixty] ONE HUNDRED TWENTY dollars per hour for time expended in court or before a magistrate, judge or justice, and [sixty] ONE HUNDRED TWENTY dollars per hour for time reasonably expended out of court, and shall receive reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred; and (b) for representation of a person in all other cases governed by this article, including all representation in an appellate court, compen- sation at a rate of [seventy-five] ONE HUNDRED FIFTY dollars per hour for time expended in court before a magistrate, judge or justice and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Jen Lunsford
Fred Thiele
Steve Stern
William Colton
2023-A240A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A240A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides the amount of compensation an attorney shall receive from representing a client which was assigned to the attorney through the bar association; increases such amount from seventy-five dollars to one hundred sixty-four dollars per hour; makes related provisions.
2023-A240A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 240--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, LUNSFORD, THIELE, STERN, COLTON, EPSTEIN, SIMON, LAVINE, McMAHON, STECK, JACKSON, SAYEGH, CLARK, STIRPE, TAPIA, GUNTHER, DINOWITZ, CRUZ, MEEKS, BRONSON, DAVILA, COOK, HEVESI, WALKER, JEAN-PIERRE, JONES, BARRETT, LUPARDO, KELLES, SILLIT- TI, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the county law and the judiciary law, in relation to entitled compensation for client representation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 722-b of the county law, as amended by section 2 of part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: § 722-b. Compensation and reimbursement for representation. 1. All counsel assigned in accordance with a plan of a bar association conform- ing to the requirements of section seven hundred twenty-two of this article whereby the services of private counsel are rotated and coordi- nated by an administrator shall at the conclusion of the representation receive[: (a) for representation of a person entitled to representation by law who is initially charged with a misdemeanor or lesser offense and no felony, compensation for such misdemeanor or lesser offense represen- tation at a rate of sixty dollars per hour for time expended in court or before a magistrate, judge or justice, and sixty dollars per hour for time reasonably expended out of court, and shall receive reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred; and (b)] for representation of a person in all [other] cases governed by this article, including all representation in an appellate court, compensation at a rate of [seventy-five] ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR dollars per hour for time expended in court before a magistrate, judge or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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