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S 5081: Provides for the establishment of a forty-five dollar fee for all motions made in pending proceedings and for ex parte applications in the surrogate's court.
What S 5081 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to amend the surrogate's court procedure act to charge a fee for certain motions made in the surrogate's court. A fee of $45 will be charged for all motions made in a pending proceeding and for ex parte applications. The fee will be applicable unless specifically indicated otherwise. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5081
- What is the current status of S 5081?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 5081 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 5081 pass?
- Not yet. S 5081 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5081, and where is it now?
- S 5081 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Judiciary.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 167 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5081 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to charging a fee for any motions made in the surrogate's court The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2401 of the surrogate's court 2 procedure act is amended to read as follows: 3 4. Unless specifically indicated [no] a fee in an amount equal to 4 forty-five dollars is chargeable for all motions made in a pending 5 proceeding [or] and for ex parte applications. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01171-01-5
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