| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S7008
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
Actions
2025-S7008 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2551
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Uniform Justice Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Add §105-a, UJCA
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
A8336
2015-2016: A2867
2017-2018: A1517
2019-2020: S7692, A3801
2021-2022: S437, A1031
2023-2024: S2554, A4363
2025-S7008 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7008
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to establish-
ing minimum educational requirements of certain town and village
justices
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
This bill would allow towns and villages to require that local justices
be admitted to practice law in the state.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill the uniform justice court act by adding a new
section 105 a as it relates to allowing any town or village to have the
local option to require that justices be admitted to practice law.
Section two relates to the effective date.
2025-S7008 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7008
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 28, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to establish-
ing minimum educational requirements of certain town and village
justices
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new
section 105-a to read as follows:
§ 105-A. MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN TOWN AND VILLAGE
JUSTICES.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY TOWN
OR VILLAGE, MAY BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF SUCH TOWN OR
VILLAGE, REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON WHO SERVES AS A TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE
BE ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE STATE. ANY CHANGE IN THE REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS TOWN OR VILLAGE JUSTICE SHALL TAKE
EFFECT UPON COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT JUDICIAL TERM OF OFFICE FOLLOWING
THE ELECTION AFTER ENACTMENT OF THE LOCAL LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06188-01-5
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