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S 2240: Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.
What S 2240 does, verified April 24, 2026
The bill aims to amend the judiciary law to remove the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons. To qualify as a juror, a person must be a US citizen, a resident of the county, at least 18 years old, and able to understand and communicate in English. The bill also allows the jury service of a person serving a term of incarceration for a felony conviction to be excused while the person is incarcerated. The changes will take effect 108 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2240
- What is the current status of S 2240?
- As of April 24, 2026, S 2240 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 S 2240 pass?
- Not yet. S 2240 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2240, and where is it now?
- S 2240 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
| May. 19, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 2240A |
| May. 19, 2025 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 213 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2240 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. CLEARE, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, S. RYAN, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; and to repeal certain provisions of such law related thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 510 of the judiciary law is 2 REPEALED. 3 § 2. Section 517 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new 4 subdivision (d) to read as follows: 5 (d) The jury service of any person serving a term of incarceration for 6 a felony conviction shall be postponed while the person is incarcerated 7 for such felony. 8 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05843-02-5
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