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NY A 5984

in committee

Makes provisions with respect to the manner of selecting judges and justices of the unified court system; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5984 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5984 is in committee as of 2026-01-30 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-30): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY A 5984 about?

Establishes a system of merit selection of judges of the state's major trial courts instead of elections and for the designation of certain justices of the supreme court; affects certain courts including the supreme court, surrogate's court, the New York city civil court, the New York city criminal court and the district court.

Who sponsors NY A 5984?

Robert C. Carroll is the primary sponsor of NY A 5984, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes a system of merit selection of judges of the state's major trial courts instead of elections and for the designation of certain justices of the supreme court; affects certain courts including the supreme court, surrogate's court, the New York city civil court, the New York city criminal court and the district court.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Robert C. Carrollprimary
  • Amy Paulincosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-25

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-28

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  3. 2025-03-18

    OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-08

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  6. 2026-01-30

    OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5984?summary=&detail=

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