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A 6421: Provides counsel appointed in the supreme court or surrogate's court for certain family matters shall be compensated in the same manner as law guardians in the family court of this state.
What A 6421 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Judiciary Law to change the fee rates for counsel appointed in the Supreme Court or Surrogate's Court for certain family matters. Currently, if a family court had jurisdiction over a case, it would appoint an attorney for the child, but the Supreme Court or Surrogate's Court would not be allowed to appoint counsel for the child. This bill would allow the Supreme Court or Surrogate's Court to appoint counsel for the child in these cases, and the counsel would be compensated at the same rates as established by the Family Court Act. The changes would take effect immediately and apply to applications or proceedings pending on or after the effective date.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6421
- What is the current status of A 6421?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6421 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 6421 pass?
- Not yet. A 6421 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6421, and where is it now?
- A 6421 was authored by Asm. Latrice Walker. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 281 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6421 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the fee rates for counsel appointed in the supreme court or surrogate's court for certain family matters The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 35 of the judiciary law, as 2 amended by chapter 41 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 7. Whenever the supreme court or a surrogate's court shall appoint 5 counsel in a proceeding over which the family court might have exercised 6 jurisdiction had such action or proceeding been commenced in family 7 court or referred thereto pursuant to law, and under circumstances 8 whereby, if such proceeding were pending in family court, such court 9 would be authorized by section two hundred forty-nine of the family 10 court act to appoint an attorney for the child, such counsel shall be 11 compensated [in accordance with the provisions of this section] and 12 allowed expenses and disbursements in the same amounts as established by 13 section two hundred forty-five of the family court act. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to appli- 15 cations or proceedings pending on or after its effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05227-01-5
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