Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 10, 2023 | signed chap.123 delivered to governor |
Mar 31, 2023 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.116 substituted for a5983 |
Mar 30, 2023 | referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 28, 2023 | ordered to third reading cal.572 |
Mar 27, 2023 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S6061
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
S6061 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5983
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §68, Judy L
S6061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6061 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to appointments to the office of associate judge of the court of appeals PURPOSE: This legislation would amend the Judiciary Law to remove unnecessary delays and streamline the judicial appointment process when the Governor is required to fill a vacancy for Chief Judge and then subsequently fill a vacancy for the sitting Associate Judge who was nominated for the role of Chief Judge. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Adds a new subdivision 2-a to Judiciary Law § 68 to provide that where a vacancy for Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals is created by the nomination of an Associate Judge to the position of Chief Judge, the Governor may make an appointment for the vacancy from among the Commis-
S6061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6061 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 27, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to appointments to the office of associate judge of the court of appeals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 68 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. WHENEVER THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT, UPON ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, FOR CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, CAUSES A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE GOVERNOR MAY MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE VACANCY FROM AMONG THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PRECEDING CHIEF JUDGE VACANCY, PROVIDED THAT THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE VACANCY OCCURS WITHIN SIXTY DAYS FROM THE PROMULGATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE PRECEDING CHIEF JUDGE VACANCY. THE GOVERNOR MAY MAKE SUCH APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE VACANCY. IF THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT APPOINT A NOMINEE FROM AMONG THOSE RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRECEDING CHIEF JUDGE VACANCY WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF THE ASSOCI- ATE JUDGE VACANCY, OR UPON NOTICE FROM THE GOVERNOR, WHICHEVER OCCURS SOONER, THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF APPEALS SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSION OF THE VACANCY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LIMITATIONS OF TIME ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE, AND THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT FROM AMONG THOSE PERSONS RECOMMENDED TO HIM OR HER BY THE COMMISSION NO SOONER THAN FIFTEEN DAYS NOR LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THE COMMIS- SION'S RECOMMENDATIONS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12004-01-3
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