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Assembly Bill A1117

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty

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2025-A1117 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Add §512, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10912
2021-2022: A1533
2023-2024: A137

2025-A1117 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts active volunteer firefighters from jury duty when such firefighter files a form, prescribed by the chief administrator of the courts, with the appropriate commissioner of jurors.

2025-A1117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1117
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary  law,  in  relation  to  exempting  active
   volunteer firefighters from jury duty
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 512 to
 read as follows:
   § 512. ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY. 1.    UPON
 CLAIMING  EXEMPTION  THEREFROM,  A  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THREE OF THE  VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTERS'  BENEFIT  LAW,  SHALL  BE
 EXEMPT FROM JURY DUTY.
   2.  THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS SHALL PRESCRIBE A FORM TO BE
 USED THEREFOR.  ANY QUALIFIED PERSON MAY FILE SUCH FORM WITH THE  APPRO-
 PRIATE  COMMISSIONER  OF  JURORS  WHO SHALL THEREUPON EXEMPT SUCH PERSON
 FROM JURY DUTY. SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL REMAIN VALID AS LONG AS SUCH PERSON
 REMAINS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01464-01-5

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