Bill Commons

NY A 1576

in committee

Relates to adjournments for right to counsel

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1576 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1576 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY A 1576 about?

Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.

Who sponsors NY A 1576?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 1576, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary
  • Al Taylorcosponsor
  • Deborah Glickcosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Tony Simonecosponsor
  • Emily Gallaghercosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • Manny De Los Santoscosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor
  • Andrew Hevesicosponsor
  • Sarahana Shresthacosponsor
  • John Zaccaro Jr.cosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
  • Zohran Mamdanicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 4993not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 9936

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1576?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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