Senate Bill S8638

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides that a proceeding challenging apportionment by the legislature shall be brought in certain designated courts

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  • 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-S8638 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A435
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §506, CPLR, amd §§1 & 5, Chap 773 of 1911
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10693

2023-S8638 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a proceeding challenging apportionment by the legislature shall be brought in certain designated courts in a judicial department within which at least one petitioner resides.

2023-S8638 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8638 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8638
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  desig-
   nating  the  venue  where proceedings challenging apportionment by the
   legislature shall be commenced; and to amend chapter 773 of  the  laws
   of  1911 relating   to providing for a procedure for the prompt review
   of an apportionment by the legislature or other body, in  relation  to
   requiring  that  apportionment  by the legislature shall be subject to
   review by certain designated courts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Subdivision (b) of section 506 of the civil practice law
 and rules is amended by adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows:
   5. A PROCEEDING CHALLENGING APPORTIONMENT BY THE LEGISLATURE SHALL  BE
 COMMENCED  IN THE SUPREME COURT IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATED COUN-
 TIES IN A JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT WHERE AT LEAST ONE PETITIONER RESIDES:
   (I) FIRST JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT: NEW YORK COUNTY;
   (II) SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT: WESTCHESTER COUNTY;
   (III) THIRD JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT: ALBANY COUNTY; OR
   (IV) FOURTH JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT: ERIE COUNTY.
   § 2. Sections 1 and 5 of chapter 773 of the laws of 1911 relating   to
 providing  for  a procedure for the prompt review of an apportionment by
 the legislature or other body, are amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. An apportionment by the legislature  shall  be  subject  to
 review [by the supreme court] at the suit of any citizen, upon the peti-
 tion  of any citizen to the supreme court IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DESIG-
 NATED COUNTIES IN A JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT where [any such]  AT  LEAST  ONE
 petitioner resides:
   (A) FIRST JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT:  NEW YORK COUNTY;
   (B) SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT: WESTCHESTER COUNTY;
   (C) THIRD JUDICIAL  DEPARTMENT: ALBANY COUNTY; OR
   (D) FOURTH JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT:  ERIE COUNTY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00349-10-4
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