Senate Bill S1269

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a plan to address court calendar congestion upon the expiration of the eviction moratorium

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee


  • 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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2023-S1269 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7123

2023-S1269 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the chief administrator of the courts to develop a plan to address court calendar congestion upon the expiration of the eviction moratorium including additional temporary space for courts, additional hours, appointing additional judges to handle pending proceedings and coordination with OTDA.

2023-S1269 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1269 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1269
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to  requiring  the  chief
   administrator of the courts to submit a report on a plan to respond to
   the end of the moratorium on evictions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  212  of  the  judiciary  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (z) to read as follows:
   (Z)  PREPARE,  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-THREE, A REPORT WITH A PLAN  FOR  THE  STATEWIDE  COURT  SYSTEM'S
 ADMINISTRATION  OF  SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE
 REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW, WHICH  ARE  PENDING  ON  SUCH
 DATE  OR  WHICH WILL BE COMMENCED UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE MORATORIUM.
 SUCH PLAN SHALL RESPOND TO COURT  AND  CALENDAR  CONGESTION  WHICH  WILL
 RESULT  FROM THE LAPSE OF THE MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS. SUCH REPORT SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING:   ALTER-
 NATIVE  SPACE AVAILABLE FOR TEMPORARILY HOUSING COURT PROCEEDINGS; ADDI-
 TIONAL COURT HOURS INCLUDING EVENINGS; ASSIGNMENT OF  ADDITIONAL  JUDGES
 OR  HEARING OFFICERS TO RESPOND TO INCREASED CASE LOAD ISSUES; AND COOR-
 DINATION WITH THE OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE  TO
 ENSURE  PARTICIPATION  TO  PROVIDE  EMERGENCY  RENT  REGULATION  PROGRAM
 ASSISTANCE FOR TENANTS AND OWNERS IN ADDITION  TO  ANY  OTHER  AVAILABLE
 PROGRAMS SUCH AS FAMILY HOMELESSNESS AND EVICTION PREVENTION SUPPLEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04758-01-3



              

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