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May 15, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S9444
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 61st Senate District
Current 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
2023-S9444 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10421
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§70, 140 & 140-a, add §816, Judy L
2023-S9444 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9444 SPONSOR: RYAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the creation of the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Erie and a supreme court library at Erie PURPOSE: This bill would create a new judicial district made up of the county of Erie. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 70 of the judiciary law to add a reference to the fourteenth judicial district. Section 2: Amends section 140 by changing references to the thirteen judicial districts to fourteen and adds a new paragraph outlining that the fourteenth judicial district consists of the county of Erie. It
2023-S9444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9444 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the creation of the fourteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Erie and a supreme court library at Erie THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 70 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 690 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: § 70. Judicial departments. The state is hereby divided into four judicial departments. The first department shall consist of the counties embraced within the first and twelfth judicial districts; the second department shall consist of the counties embraced within the second, ninth, tenth, eleventh and thirteenth judicial districts; the third department shall consist of the counties embraced within the third, fourth and sixth judicial districts; the fourth department shall consist of the counties embraced within the fifth, seventh [and], eighth AND FOURTEENTH judicial districts. § 2. The opening paragraph and the eighth undesignated paragraph of section 140 of the judiciary law, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 690 of the laws of 2007 and the eighth undesignated paragraph as amended by chapter 10 of the laws of 1948, are amended and a new four- teenth undesignated paragraph is added to read as follows: The state is hereby divided into [thirteen] FOURTEEN judicial districts, pursuant to the provisions of the first section of the sixth article of the constitution, which districts shall be arranged as follows: The eighth judicial district shall consist of the counties of [Erie,] Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Orleans, Niagara, Genesee, Allegany and Wyom- ing; THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT SHALL CONSIST OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE. THE CREATION OF SUCH FOURTEENTH DISTRICT SHALL NOT AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES OR COMPENSATION OF ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE SUPREME COURT IN OFFICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND TWEN- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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