Assembly Bill A2486

2013-2014 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2486 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S349
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 6 §26, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7576, S8300
2011-2012: A2452, S1811
2015-2016: A1134, S988

2013-A2486 (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.

2013-A2486 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2486

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

            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  Senate concur), That subdivision h of
section 26 of article 6 of  the  constitution  be  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 Senate 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.
                                                           LBD89045-02-3


              

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