senate Bill S3994

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the appointment of an additional associate village justice by villages

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 11, 2020 referred to local governments
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 29, 2020 advanced to third reading
Jan 28, 2020 2nd report cal.
Jan 27, 2020 1st report cal.275
Jan 08, 2020 referred to local government
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 12, 2019 referred to local governments
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 22, 2019 advanced to third reading
May 21, 2019 2nd report cal.
May 20, 2019 1st report cal.790
Feb 22, 2019 referred to local government

Votes

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Jan 27, 2020 - Local Government committee Vote

S3994
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committee
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Aye
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Nay
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Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Local Government Committee Vote: Jan 27, 2020

May 20, 2019 - Local Government committee Vote

S3994
7
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committee
7
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Local Government Committee Vote: May 20, 2019

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S3994 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7491
Law Section:
Village Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-301, Vil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S983, A5853

S3994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the appointment of an additional associate village justice by villages.

S3994 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3994

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 22, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to authorizing the appoint-
  ment of an additional associate village justice by villages

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of section 3-301 of the
village law, as amended by chapter 259 of the laws of 2016,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  a.  except  as provided in section 3-303 of this article, no more than
two village justices, but in the event a village  has  one  justice,  it
shall  also  have an associate justice who shall serve when requested by
the village justice or in  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  village
justice to serve. A VILLAGE THAT HAS ONE JUSTICE, MAY ADOPT A RESOLUTION
ON  UNANIMOUS  CONSENT OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO AUTHORIZE THE
APPOINTMENT  OF  A  SECOND  ASSOCIATE  VILLAGE  JUSTICE  TO  SERVE  WHEN
REQUESTED  BY  THE VILLAGE JUSTICE OR IN THE ABSENCE OR INABILITY OF THE
VILLAGE JUSTICE OR ASSOCIATE VILLAGE JUSTICE TO  SERVE.  The  office  of
village  justice is continued in every village in which it is now estab-
lished. The board of trustees of any other village  may  establish  such
office  by  resolution or local law, subject to a permissive referendum.
The board of trustees of any village by resolution or local law, subject
to permissive referendum, may abolish such office, but  to  take  effect
only  upon  the  expiration  of the then current term of such office, or
establish the office of additional village justices, which justice  once
elected  shall  have all the powers and duties of a village justice. The
resolution or local law in the latter case  shall  provide  for  a  term
pursuant  to  section 3-302 of this article. The clerk of the court of a
village shall be discharged from employment only  upon  the  advice  and
consent of the village justice or justices when the clerk, in his or her
village duties, works solely for the village justice or justices.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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