Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A137
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SANTABARBARA
Current 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
Marianne Buttenschon
2023-A137 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A137 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 137 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to exempting active volunteer firefighters from jury duty 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 512 to read as follows: § 512. ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY. 1. UPON CLAIMING EXEMPTION THEREFROM, A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY. 2. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PRESCRIBE A FORM TO BE USED THEREFOR. ANY QUALIFIED PERSON MAY FILE SUCH FORM WITH THE APPRO- PRIATE COMMISSIONER OF JURORS WHO SHALL THEREUPON EXEMPT SUCH PERSON FROM JURY DUTY. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL REMAIN VALID AS LONG AS SUCH PERSON REMAINS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER. § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01934-01-3
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