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Senate Bill S10334

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County

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2025-S10334 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §179, Judy L

2025-S10334 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County to two.

2025-S10334 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10334
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the number of surro-
   gate's court judges in Bronx County
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 179 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 240
 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 179. Surrogates, New York county, BRONX COUNTY and Kings county. The
 surrogate's  courts  of  New  York county, BRONX COUNTY and Kings county
 shall each consist of two surrogates.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14549-01-6

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