Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 20, 2014 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A9753
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEINSTEIN
Archive: Last 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
co-Sponsors
Michelle Schimel
Charles Lavine
multi-Sponsors
Joseph Borelli
Brian F. Curran
Al Graf
2013-A9753 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7168
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง290-a, Judy L
2013-A9753 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9753 I N A S S E M B L Y May 20, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to mechanical recording of testimony and proceedings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 290-a to read as follows: S 290-A. MECHANICAL RECORDING OF TESTIMONY AND PROCEEDINGS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS MAY DIRECT THE USE OF MECHANICAL RECORDING OF TESTIMONY AND OF OTHER PROCEEDINGS IN EACH CASE, IN LIEU OF THE TAKING OF STENOGRAPHIC NOTES THEREOF, EXCEPT FOR THE COURTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. TRANSCRIPTS PROVIDED BY ELECTRONIC RECORDING TRANSCRIBERS SHALL COMPLY WITH OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATOR TRANSCRIPT FORMATS AND BE GOVERNED BY COURT REPORTER TRANSCRIPT FEES AS PROMULGATED BY THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION. NO MINIMUM FEES SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SAID TRANSCRIPTS. 2. THE FOLLOWING COURTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING MECHANICAL RECORDING OF TESTIMONY AND PROCEEDINGS: (A) NEW YORK CITY SUPREME COURTS CIVIL TERM; (B) NEW YORK CITY SUPREME COURTS CRIMINAL TERM; (C) NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURTS OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK; (D) NEW YORK COUNTY COURTS; (E) COURT OF CLAIMS; (F) NEW YORK STATE DISTRICT COURTS, CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JURY TRIALS; (G) NEW YORK STATE FAMILY COURTS; (H) NEW YORK CITY CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURTS; (I) CITY COURTS OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK; (J) SURROGATE COURTS, HEARING AND TRIAL PARTS. 3. IN THE EVENT THERE ARE NO TRANSFER OR REASSIGNMENT REQUESTS, AND NO VIABLE ELIGIBLE LIST OF STENOTYPE COURT REPORTERS FROM WHICH TO CANVASS, THEN AN EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE ISSUED TO FILL THE POSITION ON A PROVISIONAL OR PER DIEM BASIS. ONLY THEN, WHEN SUCH REMEDIES ARE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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