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A 11483: Authorizes the towns of Ellington and Charlotte in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified June 9, 2026

What A 11483 does, verified June 9, 2026

<p> This act authorizes the towns of Ellington and Charlotte in Chautauqua County to elect a single town justice to preside over the town courts of both municipalities. The legislation confirms that these towns have already completed a required study, held public hearings, and adopted joint resolutions to abolish existing separate town justice positions in favor of this unified plan. The newly elected town justice will begin serving following the next general election in the respective towns and will hold office for the standard year term. The act takes effect immediately upon passage. </p>

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Last action: REFERRED TO RULES (2026-06-05)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11483
What is the current status of A 11483?
As of June 9, 2026, A 11483 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 5, 2026, was "REFERRED TO RULES".
Did A 11483 pass?
Not yet. A 11483 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
Who wrote A 11483, and where is it now?
A 11483 was authored by Asm. Andrew Molitor. Its committee of record is Senate Rules.
Recent actions9 total · showing 5
Jun. 05, 2026REFERRED TO RULES
Jun. 05, 2026delivered to senate
Jun. 05, 2026passed assembly
Jun. 05, 2026ordered to third reading rules cal.627
Jun. 05, 2026rules report cal.627
Full action history, 4 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 27, 2026 · 252 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11483  IN ASSEMBLY May 27, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Molitor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to authorize the towns of Ellington and Charlotte in Chautauqua county to elect a single town justice to preside in the town courts of such towns The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Pursuant to section 106-b of the uniform justice court act, 2 the towns of Ellington and Charlotte in Chautauqua County have conducted 3 and completed a study, each town having adopted a joint resolution 4 providing for the study, conducted a public hearing upon the findings of 5 the study, and adopted a joint resolution adopting such plan providing 6 for the abolition of existing town justice positions in the towns of 7 Ellington and Charlotte and providing for the election of a single town 8 justice to preside in the town courts of such towns. The town justice 9 elected pursuant to this plan shall preside in the towns of Ellington 10 and Charlotte following the next general election in such towns and 11 shall preside for the year term as elected. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15616-01-6 
Text of A 11483 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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