Assembly Actions -
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Mar 11, 2024 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S8771
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government 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
2023-S8771 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- County Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §722-b, County L; amd §35, Judy L
2023-S8771 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8771 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the county law and the judiciary law, in relation to setting hourly rates for persons representing certain persons in court or before a magistrate PURPOSE: This bill creates parity in 18-b counsel hourly pay rates at the county level with federal hourly pay rates for 18-b assigned counsel. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 722-b of the county law, as amended by section 1 of part GG of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is amended. Section 2: Subdivision 3 of section 35 of the judiciary law, as amended by 11 section 3 of part GG of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is amended.
2023-S8771 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8771 I N S E N A T E March 11, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the county law and the judiciary law, in relation to setting hourly rates for persons representing certain persons in court or before a magistrate THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 722-b of the county law, as amended by section 1 of part GG of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is amended as follows: § 722-b. Compensation and reimbursement for representation. 1. All counsel assigned in accordance with a plan of a bar association conform- ing to the requirements of section seven hundred twenty-two of this article whereby the services of private counsel are rotated and coordi- nated by an administrator shall at the conclusion of the representation receive: (A) FOR REPRESENTATION OF A PERSON ENTITLED TO REPRESENTATION BY LAW WHO IS INITIALLY CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR OR LESSER OFFENSE AND NO FELONY, COMPENSATION FOR SUCH MISDEMEANOR OR LESSER OFFENSE REPRESEN- TATION AT A RATE OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR TIME EXPENDED IN COURT OR BEFORE A MAGISTRATE, JUDGE OR JUSTICE, AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT DOLLARS PER HOUR FOR TIME REASONABLY EXPENDED OUT OF COURT, AND SHALL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES REASONABLY INCURRED; AND (B) for representation of a person in all OTHER cases governed by this article, including all representation in an appellate court, compen- sation at a rate of one hundred [fifty-eight] SIXTY-FOUR dollars per hour for time expended in court before a magistrate, judge or justice and one hundred [fifty-eight] SIXTY-FOUR dollars per hour for time reasonably expended out of court, and shall receive reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred. 1-A. (A) THE HOURLY RATES SET BY PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY, EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14793-01-4
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