Assembly Bill A8530

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the residence of the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A8530 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7674
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Uniform City Court Act
Laws Affected:
Rpld §2104 sub (b) ¶1, amd §2104, UCCA

2025-A8530 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna to reside anywhere in Erie county.

2025-A8530 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8530
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the uniform city court act, in relation to the residence
   of  the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna; and repealing
   certain sections of such law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of  subdivision  (b) of section 2104 of the
 uniform city court act, as amended by chapter 138 of the laws  of  2018,
 is REPEALED.
   §  2.  Paragraph  1  of subdivision (b) of section 2104 of the uniform
 city court act, as amended by chapter  548  of  the  laws  of  2013,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (1) be an attorney admitted to practice law in this state for at least
 five years as of the date [he or she] SUCH ATTORNEY commences the duties
 of  office,  and  be  a  resident  of the city in which [he or she] SUCH
 ATTORNEY is elected or appointed, except that the judges of the Sherrill
 city court may reside anywhere in either Oneida or Madison counties, the
 city court judge who serves in the office  that  formerly  was  that  of
 acting  judge  of  the  Oneida city court may reside anywhere in Madison
 county, the judges of the Peekskill city court may  reside  anywhere  in
 Westchester  county,  the city court judge who serves in the office that
 formerly was that of acting judge of the  Port  Jervis  city  court  may
 reside anywhere in either Sullivan or Orange counties, the judges of the
 Hudson city court may reside anywhere in Columbia county, the city court
 judge who serves in the office that formerly was that of acting judge of
 the Mechanicville city court may reside anywhere in Saratoga county, the
 judges  of the Ogdensburg city court may reside anywhere in St. Lawrence
 county, the judges of the Rensselaer city court may reside  anywhere  in
 Rensselaer  county, THE PART-TIME JUDGE OF THE LACKAWANNA CITY COURT MAY
 RESIDE ANYWHERE IN ERIE COUNTY and one judge of the  Cohoes  city  court
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11829-01-5

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