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A 6700: Exempts senior citizens aged 72 and older from jury duty due to physical health and/or mobility issues.
What A 6700 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt senior citizens with physical health and/or mobility issues from jury duty. A senior citizen who is 72 years of age or older can claim exemption by submitting a doctor's note. The exemption is valid unless the individual requests to be reinstated as a prospective juror. The exemption will remain in effect until the individual requests to be reinstated. The bill takes effect 180 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6700
- What is the current status of A 6700?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6700 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 6700 pass?
- Not yet. A 6700 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6700, and where is it now?
- A 6700 was authored by Asm. Tony Simone. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Mar. 07, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 7, 2025 · 324 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6700 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to exempting senior citi- zens with physical health and/or mobility issues from jury duty The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 511 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 511. Senior citizens exempt from jury duty. 1. Upon claiming 4 exemption therefrom, a prospective juror who is seventy-two years of age 5 or older, shall be exempt from jury duty. 6 2. To claim exemption from jury duty pursuant to subdivision one of 7 this section, a senior citizen shall be required to submit a doctor's 8 note claiming physical health and/or mobility issues. 9 3. The chief administrator of the courts shall prescribe a form to be 10 used therefor. Any qualified person may file such form with the appro- 11 priate commissioner of jurors who shall thereupon exempt such person 12 from jury duty. Such exemption shall remain valid unless such exempted 13 person requests to be reinstated as a prospective juror in a form and 14 manner as promulgated by the chief administrator of the courts. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 16 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 17 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 18 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 19 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06297-01-5
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