New York S 3849: Authorizes the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district

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S03849 Summary:

BILL NOS03849 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01100-A

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRGOUNARDES, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 6 §6, Constn

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Authorizes the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district.

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BILL NOS03849 

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01/30/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/30/2025TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

02/05/2025OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

05/12/20251ST REPORT CAL.990

05/13/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/08/2026TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3849

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 30, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, GOUNARDES, KAVANAGH -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Judiciary

 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

 proposing amendments to article 6 of the constitution, in relation to
 the number of supreme court justices in any judicial district

 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision d of
 2 section 6 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 d. The supreme court is continued. It shall consist of the number of
 5 justices of the supreme court including the justices designated to the
 6 appellate divisions of the supreme court, judges of the county court of
 7 the counties of Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond and judges of the
 8 court of general sessions of the county of New York authorized by law on
 9 the thirty-first day of August next after the approval and ratification
 10 of this amendment by the people, all of whom shall be justices of the
 11 supreme court for the remainder of their terms. The legislature may
 12 increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial
 13 district[, except that the number in any district shall not be increased
 14 to exceed one justice for fifty thousand, or fraction over thirty thou-
 15 sand, of the population thereof as shown by the last federal census or
 16 state enumeration]. The legislature may decrease the number of justices
 17 of the supreme court in any judicial district, except that the number in
 18 any district shall not be less than the number of justices of the
 19 supreme court authorized by law on the effective date of this article.
 20 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendments
 21 be submitted to the people for approval at the general election to be
 22 held in the year 2026 in accordance with the provisions of the election
 23 law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD89031-03-5

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