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NY S07696
Bill
Status
Engrossed
6/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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AI Summary
- Expands eligibility for judicial hearing officer designation to include former housing judges of the Housing Part of the New York City Civil Court
- Removes the previous requirement that former judges must have served on a "court of record" to qualify for designation as a judicial hearing officer
- Adds clarification that qualifying judges must have been "state-paid" to be eligible for the designation
- Maintains existing requirements that the chief administrator must determine the former judge has mental and physical capacity and that their services are necessary to expedite court business
- Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Provides that any person who has served as a state-paid judge or justice of a court of the unified court system or as a housing judge of the housing portion of the civil court of the city of New York, but who no longer holds any of such offices, may apply to be designated as a judicial hearing officer.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
6/4/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary6/4/2025
Judiciary4/30/2025
Full Bill Text
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