New York S 10591: Relates to electronic filing for the court of appeals

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S10591 Summary:

BILL NOS10591 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11389

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §2113, CPLR; add §460.91, CP L

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Authorizes the court of appeals to promulgate rules authorizing the use of electronic means for civil and criminal matters in such court.

Go to top S10591 Actions:

BILL NOS10591 

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05/27/2026REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

06/02/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/02/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1599

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A11389

&nbspA11389 AMEND= Rules (Lavine)

&nbsp05/15/2026referred to judiciary

&nbsp06/01/2026reference changed to ways and means

&nbsp06/02/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/02/2026reported 

&nbsp06/02/2026rules report cal.379

&nbsp06/02/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.379

&nbsp06/02/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/02/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/02/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S10591

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1599

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10591

 IN SENATE

 May 27, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- (at request of the Unified Court System)
 -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules and the criminal proce-
 dure law, in relation to electronic filing for the court of appeals

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

 1 Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
 2 section 2113 to read as follows:
 3 § 2113. Filing of papers in the court of appeals by electronic means.
 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise
 5 provided in subdivision (c) of section twenty-one hundred eleven of this
 6 article, the court of appeals may promulgate rules authorizing the use
 7 of electronic means for: (i) the filing and service of briefs in such
 8 court, (ii) the filing and service of motions to such court, including
 9 for permission to appeal to such court, (iii) seeking review of a deter-
 10 mination of the state commission on judicial conduct pursuant to section
 11 forty-four of the judiciary law, (iv) the certification and consider-
 12 ation of questions from the Supreme Court of the United States, a court
 13 of appeals of the United States or an appellate court of last resort of
 14 another state, and (v) the filing and service of papers in pending
 15 matters. Such rules shall not require an unrepresented party or any
 16 attorney who furnishes a certificate specified in subparagraph (A) or
 17 (B) of paragraph three of subdivision (b) of section twenty-one hundred
 18 eleven of this article to participate in the use of electronic means as
 19 described in this section. Before promulgating any such rules, the court
 20 of appeals shall provide an opportunity for review and comment by all
 21 those who are or would be affected by such rules, including bar associ-
 22 ations; institutional legal service providers; not-for-profit legal
 23 service providers; attorneys assigned pursuant to article eighteen-B of
 24 the county law; unaffiliated attorneys who regularly appear in
 25 proceedings that are or have been affected by electronic filing programs
 26 that have been implemented or who may be affected by promulgation of
 27 rules concerning the use of electronic filing in the court of appeals;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15358-01-6

 S. 10591 2

 1 and any other persons for whom such notice is deemed to be appropriate
 2 by the court of appeals. For purposes of this section, the term "elec-
 3 tronic means" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph two of
 4 subdivision (f) of rule twenty-one hundred three of this chapter.
 5 § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section
 6 460.91 to read as follows:
 7 § 460.91 Filing of papers on appeal to the court of appeals b