S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9391
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
December 19, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CONRAD -- 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 Tonawanda; and providing
for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
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 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 JUDGE commences the duties of
office, and be a resident of the city in which [he or she] SUCH JUDGE 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 provided [his or her] SUCH PART-TIME JUDGE'S
term of office commenced during the two thousand eighteen calendar year,
THE PART-TIME JUDGE OF THE TONAWANDA CITY COURT MAY RESIDE ANYWHERE IN
ERIE COUNTY OR NIAGARA COUNTY PROVIDED SUCH PART-TIME JUDGE'S TERM OF
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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OFFICE COMMENCED DURING THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX CALENDAR YEAR and
one judge of the Cohoes city court and the city court judge who serves
in the office that formerly was that of acting judge of the Watervliet
city court may reside anywhere in Albany county.
§ 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 JUDGE commences the duties of
office, and be a resident of the city in which [he or she] SUCH JUDGE 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 TONAWANDA CITY COURT MAY RESIDE
ANYWHERE IN ERIE COUNTY OR NIAGARA COUNTY PROVIDED SUCH PART-TIME
JUDGE'S TERM OF OFFICE COMMENCED DURING THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
CALENDAR YEAR and one judge of the Cohoes city court and the city court
judge who serves in the office that formerly was that of acting judge of
the Watervliet city court may reside anywhere in Albany county.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on the day the term of office of the first part-time
judge of the Tonawanda city court to be appointed during the two thou-
sand twenty-six calendar year expires or, on the day such judge other-
wise vacates their office, whichever occurs first; provided, that the
city of Tonawanda shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission
upon the expiration of such judge's term or when such judge vacates
their office in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and
timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44
of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law; and
provided, further, that the amendments to paragraph 1 of subdivision (b)
of section 2104 of the uniform city court act made by section one of
this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such para-
graph pursuant to section two of chapter 138 of the laws of 2018, as
amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act
shall take effect.