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Senate Bill S3265
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S3265 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9002
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Uniform City Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2104, UCCA
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A8837
2013-2014: A3032
2011-S3265 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3265 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the uniform city court act, in relation to providing for the election of an additional full-time city court judge in the city of Yonkers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Authorizes the city of Yonkers to have 7 city court judges. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Paragraph 61 of subdivision (d) of section 2104 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter 493 of the laws of 2006. JUSTIFICATION: The Yonkers City Court calendar has become overburdened. The Court handles everything from the most serious unindicted criminal felonies to less serious misdemeanor criminal cases and a very busy traffic calendar to landlord-tenant and civil cases. With a population of roughly 200,000 Yonkers is the largest city in Westchester County and the fourth largest city in the State of New York. The need for a
2011-S3265 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3265 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 15, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the uniform city court act, in relation to providing for the election of an additional full-time city court judge in the city of Yonkers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 61 of subdivision (d) of section 2104 of the uniform city court act, as amended by chapter 493 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 61 Yonkers, [six] SEVEN full-time. S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the new office of full-time city court judge in the city of Yonkers established by section one of this act shall first be filled by election at the next general election at which it can be filled for a full term to commence January first next thereafter. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07866-01-1
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