Senate Bill S9805

                             
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                                   9805
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 6, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to sections 11 and 16 of article 6 of the consti-
   tution,  in  relation to the civil jurisdiction of county and district
   courts

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That  subdivision  a  of
 section  11  of  article  6  of  the  constitution be amended to read as
 follows:
   a. The county court shall have jurisdiction over the following classes
 of actions and proceedings which shall  be  originated  in  such  county
 court in the manner provided by law, except that actions and proceedings
 within the jurisdiction of the district court or a town, village or city
 court  outside  the  city of New York may, as provided by law, be origi-
 nated therein: actions  and  proceedings  for  the  recovery  of  money,
 actions  and  proceedings  for  the recovery of chattels and actions and
 proceedings for the foreclosure of mechanics liens and liens on personal
 property where the amount sought to be recovered or  the  value  of  the
 property  does not exceed [twenty-five] FIFTY thousand dollars exclusive
 of interest and costs; over all crimes and other violations of law; over
 summary proceedings to recover possession of real property and to remove
 tenants therefrom; and over such  other  actions  and  proceedings,  not
 within  the  exclusive  jurisdiction  of  the  supreme  court, as may be
 provided by law.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision d of  section
 16 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   d.  The district court shall have such jurisdiction as may be provided
 by law, but not in any respect greater  than  the  jurisdiction  of  the
 courts  for  the city of New York as provided in section fifteen of this
 article, provided, however, that in  actions  and  proceedings  for  the
 recovery  of money, actions and proceedings for the recovery of chattels
 and actions and proceedings for the foreclosure of mechanics  liens  and
 liens  on  personal  property,  the amount sought to be recovered or the
 value of the property shall not exceed  [fifteen]  THIRTY-FIVE  thousand
 dollars exclusive of interest and costs.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   §  3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendments
 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.