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NY S 1409

in committee

Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1409 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1409 is in committee as of 2025-05-22 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-05-22): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY S 1409 about?

Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state; requires town and village justices in a town or village with a high arraignment volume be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office; provides the determination of a town or village with a high arraignment volume shall be made by the office of court administration in consultation with the division of criminal justice services.

Who sponsors NY S 1409?

Sean Ryan is the primary sponsor of NY S 1409.

Description

Relates to requiring certain town and village justices be admitted to practice law in the state; requires town and village justices in a town or village with a high arraignment volume be admitted to practice law in New York state for at least five years as of the date they commence the duties of office; provides the determination of a town or village with a high arraignment volume shall be made by the office of court administration in consultation with the division of criminal justice services.

Introduced
Latest action
2025-05-22 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Sean Ryanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-27

    1ST REPORT CAL.185

  3. 2025-01-28

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-02-03

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-05-21

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  6. 2025-05-21

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. 2025-05-22

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary Vote

    2025-01-27 · pass · 15-4

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
    • Jack M. Martins: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
  • Floor Vote

    2025-05-21 · pass · 43-16

    Member-level votes (62)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • George Borrello: no
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: no
    • Stephen T. Chan: no
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Dean Murray: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Steve Rhoads: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • William Weber: no
    • Alexis Weik: no
    • Jack M. Martins: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused
    • Jessica Ramos: excused

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9433not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 139not in this corpus

Official source

Attribution

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