Assembly Actions -
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Mar 28, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 27, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 26, 2024 |
1st report cal.713 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to judiciary returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 06, 2023 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1583 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 30, 2023 |
print number 139b |
May 30, 2023 |
amend and recommit to judiciary |
Apr 25, 2023 |
print number 139a |
Apr 25, 2023 |
amend and recommit to judiciary |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S139B
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 61st Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2023-S139 - Details
2023-S139 - Summary
Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state; requires town and village justices in a town or village with a high volume caseload be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office; provides the determination of a town or village with a high volume caseload shall be made by the office of court administration in consultation with the division of criminal justice services.
2023-S139 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S139 SPONSOR: RYAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the uniform justice court act, the town law and the village law, in relation to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill establishes a requirement that justices in high-volume town and village courts be licensed as attorneys. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 105 of the uniform justice court act to require that a town or village justice selected for a term office in the fifty highest volume caseload town and village courts in the state as deter- mined by OCA and DCJS be admitted to practice law in the state of New York.
2023-S139 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 139 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, the town law and the village law, in relation to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 105 of the uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows: (A-1) EDUCATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON MAY SERVE AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE IN A TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD UNLESS THEY ARE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD" SHALL MEAN THE FIFTY HIGHEST VOLUME CASE- LOADS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE COURTS IN THE STATE AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. THE INITIAL DETERMINATION SHALL BE BASED ON THE SUM OF CASES FROM TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN. SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS SHALL TAKE PLACE EVERY TEN YEARS THEREAFTER AND SHALL USE THE SUM OF AT LEAST TWO YEARS' DATA. ANY CHANGE IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE IN SUCH TOWN OR VILLAGE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT JUDICIAL TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THE DESIGNATION AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD. § 2. Section 31 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON MAY SERVE AS A TOWN JUSTICE IN A TOWN WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASE- LOAD, AS DETERMINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A-1) OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIVE OF THE UNIFORM JUSTICE COURT ACT, UNLESS THEY ARE ADMITTED TO PRAC- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2023-S139A - Details
2023-S139A - Summary
Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state; requires town and village justices in a town or village with a high volume caseload be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office; provides the determination of a town or village with a high volume caseload shall be made by the office of court administration in consultation with the division of criminal justice services.
2023-S139A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S139A SPONSOR: RYAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the uniform justice court act, the town law and the village law, in relation to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill establishes a requirement that justices in high-volume town and village courts be licensed as attorneys and have five years of expe- rience. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 105 of the uniform justice court act to require that a town or village justice selected for a term office in the fifty highest volume caseload town and village courts in the state as deter- mined by OCA and DCJS be admitted to practice law in the state of New York and have 5 years of experience.
2023-S139A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 139--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, the town law and the village law, in relation to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 105 of the uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows: (A-1) EDUCATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON MAY SERVE AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE IN A TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD UNLESS THEY ARE AN ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AS OF THE DATE THEY COMMENCE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, "TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD" SHALL MEAN THE FIFTY HIGHEST VOLUME CASELOADS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE COURTS IN THE STATE AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. THE INITIAL DETERMINATION SHALL BE BASED ON THE SUM OF CASES FROM TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN. SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS SHALL TAKE PLACE EVERY TEN YEARS THEREAFTER AND SHALL USE THE SUM OF AT LEAST TWO YEARS' DATA. ANY CHANGE IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE IN SUCH TOWN OR VILLAGE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT JUDICIAL TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THE DESIGNATION AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD. § 2. Section 31 of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01887-02-3
2023-S139B (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S139B (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state; requires town and village justices in a town or village with a high volume caseload be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office; provides the determination of a town or village with a high volume caseload shall be made by the office of court administration in consultation with the division of criminal justice services.
2023-S139B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S139BREVISED 6/6/23 SPONSOR: RYAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the uniform justice court act, the town law and the village law, in relation to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill establishes a requirement that justices in high-volume town and village courts be licensed as attorneys and have five years of expe- rience. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 105 of the uniform justice court act to require that a town or village justice selected for a term office in the one hundred highest volume caseload town and village courts in the state as determined by OCA and DCJS be admitted to practice law in the state of New York and have 5 years of experience, with the exception of sitting
2023-S139B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 139--B 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, the town law and the village law, in relation to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 105 of the uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (a-1) to read as follows: (A-1) EDUCATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO PERSON MAY SERVE AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE IN A TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD UNLESS THEY ARE AN ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AS OF THE DATE THEY COMMENCE THE DUTIES OF OFFICE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI- SION, "TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD" SHALL MEAN THE ONE HUNDRED HIGHEST VOLUME CASELOADS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE COURTS IN THE STATE AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. THE INITIAL DETERMINATION SHALL BE BASED ON THE SUM OF CASES FROM TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN. SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS SHALL TAKE PLACE EVERY TEN YEARS THEREAFTER AND SHALL USE THE SUM OF AT LEAST TWO YEARS' DATA. ANY CHANGE IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE IN SUCH TOWN OR VILLAGE SHALL TAKE EFFECT UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT JUDICIAL TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING THE DESIGNATION AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE WITH A HIGH VOLUME CASELOAD. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NON-ATTORNEY JUSTICES IN OFFICE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01887-04-3
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