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S 3849: Authorizes the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district.
What S 3849 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed amendment to the state constitution aims to increase the number of justices on the supreme court in each judicial district. The number of justices will be determined based on the population of the district, with a maximum of one justice for every 50,000 people. The current number of justices in each district will not be decreased below the number authorized by law on the effective date of the amendment. The proposed changes will be submitted to the people for approval at the 2026 general election.
Bill journey
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Last action: TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION (2026-01-08)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3849
- What is the current status of S 3849?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3849 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 8, 2026, was "TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION".
- Did S 3849 pass?
- Not yet. S 3849 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3849, and where is it now?
- S 3849 was authored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal with 4 coauthors.
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| Jan. 08, 2026 | TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| May. 14, 2025 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 13, 2025 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| May. 12, 2025 | 1ST REPORT CAL.990 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 373 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3849 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, GOUNARDES, KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing amendments to article 6 of the constitution, in relation to the number of supreme court justices in any judicial district 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision d of 2 section 6 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as 3 follows: 4 d. The supreme court is continued. It shall consist of the number of 5 justices of the supreme court including the justices designated to the 6 appellate divisions of the supreme court, judges of the county court of 7 the counties of Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond and judges of the 8 court of general sessions of the county of New York authorized by law on 9 the thirty-first day of August next after the approval and ratification 10 of this amendment by the people, all of whom shall be justices of the 11 supreme court for the remainder of their terms. The legislature may 12 increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial 13 district[, except that the number in any district shall not be increased14to exceed one justice for fifty thousand, or fraction over thirty thou-15sand, of the population thereof as shown by the last federal census or16state enumeration]. The legislature may decrease the number of justices 17 of the supreme court in any judicial district, except that the number in 18 any district shall not be less than the number of justices of the 19 supreme court authorized by law on the effective date of this article. 20 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendments 21 be submitted to the people for approval at the general election to be 22 held in the year 2026 in accordance with the provisions of the election 23 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89031-03-5
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