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A 4904: Requires county clerks to designate one newspaper or journal for the publication of every notice and advertisement of judicial proceedings in the county.
What A 4904 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the county law to designate a specific newspaper for the publication of judicial proceedings in a county. The county clerk is required to designate one or more newspapers for this purpose. If there is a designated newspaper by law, it will be used for publishing all notices and advertisements of judicial proceedings in the county. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4904
- What is the current status of A 4904?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 4904 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 judiciary".
- Did A 4904 pass?
- Not yet. A 4904 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4904, and where is it now?
- A 4904 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 191 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4904 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the publication of judi- cial proceedings The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The county law is amended by adding a new section 535 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 535. Designation of newspapers by county clerk. Where a county clerk 4 is required by law to designate one or more newspapers for the publica- 5 tion of legal notices, such newspaper or, if there be more than one, one 6 such newspaper shall be the newspaper or journal, if any, designated by 7 law for the publication of every notice and advertisement of judicial 8 proceedings in the county. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07657-01-5
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