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NY S 7696

in committee

Relates to service by former housing court judges of the New York city civil court as judicial hearing officers

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NY S 7696 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7696 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-06-04): REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

What is NY S 7696 about?

Provides that any person who has served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court of the unified court system or as a housing judge of the housing portion of the civil court of the city of New York, but who no longer holds any of such offices, may apply to be designated as a judicial hearing officer.

Who sponsors NY S 7696?

Brad Hoylman-Sigal is the primary sponsor of NY S 7696.

Description

Provides that any person who has served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court of the unified court system or as a housing judge of the housing portion of the civil court of the city of New York, but who no longer holds any of such offices, may apply to be designated as a judicial hearing officer.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-04 — REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brad Hoylman-Sigalprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-04

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-06-04

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. 2025-06-04

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  4. 2025-05-14

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-05-13

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 2025-05-12

    1ST REPORT CAL.995

  7. 2025-04-30

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary Vote

    2025-05-12 · pass · 18-0

    Member-level votes (19)
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused

  • Floor Vote

    2025-06-04 · pass · 58-0

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: 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
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher 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
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Sam Sutton: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused
    • Kevin S. Parker: excused
    • Jessica Ramos: excused
    • Sean Ryan: excused

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9423not in this corpus

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7696?summary=&detail=

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