Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 01, 2010 |
starred on calendar |
Feb 23, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 22, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 09, 2010 |
1st report cal.128 |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to judiciary |
Jun 04, 2009 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S5772
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2009-S5772 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A814
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §504, Judy L
2009-S5772 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5772 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the term of office of commissioner of jurors PURPOSE : To change the term of office of Commissioner of Jurors from 4 to 8 years, to insure a continuous pool of capable candidates for this office. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 would amend section 504, subdivision A of the Judiciary law to change from four years to eight years the term of office of Commissioner of Jurors, and would make it gender neutral. Section 2 would provide that this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION : Under present law, in each of the 57 counties outside of New York City there is a Commissioner of Jurors who is responsible, on behalf of the Chief Administrative Judge and the Unified Court System, for overseeing administration of laws and rules relating to the drawing, selection, summoning and impaneling of jurors. Each Commissioner is appointed to a four year term by the County Jury Board of the county
2009-S5772 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5772 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VOLKER -- 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 term of office of commissioner of jurors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 504 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 316 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: (a) Except in counties within cities having a population of one million or more, the county jury board, or a majority thereof, shall appoint a commissioner of jurors for a term of [four] EIGHT years and shall fill any vacancy occurring in such office in the same manner as an original appointment. The county jury board may, in its discretion, appoint the county clerk or other county officer or employee to serve as commissioner of jurors. A county clerk's term of office as commissioner shall be coterminus with his OR HER term of office as county clerk. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the term of office of each commissioner of jurors appointed, pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (a) of section 504 of the judiciary law, prior to such effective date, who is in office on such date, shall be extended by an additional four years. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00886-01-9
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