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Senate Bill S8300

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow a district court judge to serve as a family court judge in the judicial district of his or her residence

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2009-S8300 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11521
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 6 ยง6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1811
2013-2014: S349
2015-2016: S988

2009-S8300 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow a district court judge to temporarily serve as a family court judge in the judicial district of his or her residence.

2009-S8300 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8300

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 21, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 26 of article 6 of  the  constitution,
  in  relation  to  authorizing district court judges to serve as family
  court judges

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That  subdivision  h  of
section  26  of  article  6  of  the  constitution is amended to read as
follows:
  h. A judge of the district court in any county may perform the  duties
of office or hold court in any county and may be temporarily assigned to
the  county  court in the judicial department of his or her residence or
to a court for the city of New  York  established  pursuant  to  section
fifteen of this article or to the district court in any county OR TO THE
FAMILY COURT IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF HIS OR HER RESIDENCE.
  S  2.  RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89133-08-0

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