New York A 4904: Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper for the publication of judicial proceedings in the county

Status: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 4904

Sponsors: J. Gary Pretlow

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A04904 Summary:

BILL NOA04904 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPretlow

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Add §535, County L

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Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper or journal for the publication of every notice and advertisement of judicial proceedings in the county.

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02/10/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4904

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the publication of judi-
 cial proceedings

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 535 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 535. Designation of newspapers by county clerk. Where a county clerk
 4 is required by law to designate one or more newspapers for the publica-
 5 tion of legal notices, such newspaper or, if there be more than one, one
 6 such newspaper shall be the newspaper or journal, if any, designated by
 7 law for the publication of every notice and advertisement of judicial
 8 proceedings in the county.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07657-01-5

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