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A 8785: Extends the chief administrator of the courts' authority to allow referees to determine certain applications to a family court for an order of protection.
What A 8785 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to amend the Judiciary Law to grant the Chief Administrator of the Courts the authority to allow referees to determine applications for orders of protection during family court hours. The amendments take effect immediately, but a specific provision related to paragraph (n) of subdivision 2 of section 212 of the Judiciary Law will expire and be deemed repealed on September 1, 2027.
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Last action: signed chap.248 (2025-08-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8785
- What is the current status of A 8785?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 8785 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 7, 2025, was "signed chap.248".
- Did A 8785 pass?
- Yes. A 8785 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 7, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 8785, and where is it now?
- A 8785 was authored by Asm. Amanda Septimo.
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| Aug. 07, 2025 | signed chap.248 |
| Aug. 04, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 10, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1581 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 4, 2025 · 244 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8785 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend chapter 363 of the laws of 2010, amending the judiciary law relating to granting the chief administrator of the courts the authority to allow referees to determine applications for orders of protection during the hours family court is in session, in relation to the expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 363 of the laws of 2010, amending the 2 judiciary law relating to granting the chief administrator of the courts 3 the authority to allow referees to determine applications for orders of 4 protection during the hours family court is in session, as amended by 5 chapter 323 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows: 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that paragraph 7 (n) of subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law, as added by 8 section one of this act, shall expire and be deemed repealed September 9 1, [2025] 2027. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13251-01-5
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