Assembly Bill A9094

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to New York bar exam applicants

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A9094 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary

2025-A9094 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows an applicant with four or more unsuccessful attempts on the New York bar examination to file an application for re-examination for the February or July administration of the bar examination, provided such applicant successfully graduated from a law school located in and accredited by the state of New York.

2025-A9094 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9094
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 12, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT in relation to New York bar exam applicants
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The intent of this legislation is to
 restore fairness and flexibility for New York law school  graduates  who
 are  seeking  to retake the New York State Bar Examination after four or
 more unsuccessful attempts. Under recent changes to  the  Rules  of  the
 State  Board  of Law Examiners, applicants are restricted to sitting for
 the examination only in  February.  This  limitation  creates  barriers,
 particularly for candidates who may require additional preparation time,
 who  balance family and work obligations, or who otherwise find the July
 administration more accessible.
   § 2. Notwithstanding section 6000.4(c) of the Rules of the State Board
 of Law Examiners, an applicant with four or more  unsuccessful  attempts
 on  the New York bar examination may file an application for re-examina-
 tion for the February or July administration  of  the  bar  examination,
 provided such applicant successfully graduated from a law school located
 in and accredited by the state of New York.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  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.
                                                            LBD13540-02-5

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