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A 3441: Increases the number of county court judges in Schenectady county from one judge to two.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 3441 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to increase the number of county court judges in certain jurisdictions. It amends the Judiciary Law to allow for one additional county court judge in the city of Schenectady. The additional judge will be elected at the general election in November 2025 and will take office on January 1, 2026.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3441
What is the current status of A 3441?
As of January 8, 2026, A 3441 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to ways and means".
Did A 3441 pass?
Not yet. A 3441 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 3441, and where is it now?
A 3441 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Recent actions3 total · showing 3
Jan. 07, 2026referred to ways and means
Feb. 11, 2025reported referred to ways and means
Jan. 27, 2025referred to judiciary
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 178 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3441 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to increasing the number of county court judges in certain jurisdictions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 42 of section 182 of the judiciary law, as 2 added by chapter 699 and as renumbered by chapter 751 of the laws of 3 1969, is amended to read as follows: 4 42. Schenectady, [one] two; 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 6 the additional county court judge shall first be elected at the general 7 election to be held on November 4, 2025 and shall take office January 1, 8 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06671-01-5 
Text of A 3441 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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