New York S 549: Provides for the establishment of a separate office of family court judge for the county of Essex

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S00549 Summary:

BILL NOS00549 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03220

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §131, Fam Ct Act

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Provides for the establishment of a separate office of family court judge for the county of Essex.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 549

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to establishing a
 separate office of judge of the family court for the county of Essex

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

 1 Section 1. Section 131 of the family court act is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision (y) to read as follows:
 3 (y) There shall be a separate office of judge of the family court for
 4 the county of Essex and the compensation payable for such separate
 5 office of judge of the family court shall be the same as the compen-
 6 sation payable to the judge of the county court of the county of Essex.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately except that the family
 8 court judge for the county of Essex provided for in this act shall first
 9 be elected at the general election to be held in November 2025 and shall
 10 first take office January 1, 2026.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02345-01-5

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