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S 7008: Establishes minimum educational requirements of certain town and village justices.
What S 7008 does, verified September 28, 2025
The proposed legislation aims to establish minimum educational requirements for certain town and village justices. The law would require that any person serving as a town or village justice be admitted to practice law in the state. This change can be implemented by a majority vote of the governing body of the town or village. The new requirements would take effect on the commencement of the next judicial term of office following the election after the law's enactment. The law would come into effect on January 1 of the next year after it is passed.
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Last action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (2025-03-28)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7008
- What is the current status of S 7008?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7008 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on March 28, 2025, was "REFERRED TO JUDICIARY".
- Did S 7008 pass?
- Not yet. S 7008 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7008, and where is it now?
- S 7008 was authored by Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal. Its committee of record is Senate Judiciary.
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| Mar. 28, 2025 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 28, 2025 · 253 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7008 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the uniform justice court act, in relation to establish- ing minimum educational requirements of certain town and village justices The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The uniform justice court act is amended by adding a new 2 section 105-a to read as follows: 3 § 105-a. Minimum educational requirements of certain town and village 4 justices. 5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any town 6 or village, may by a majority vote of the governing body of such town or 7 village, require that any person who serves as a town or village justice 8 be admitted to practice law in the state. Any change in the require- 9 ments for eligibility to serve as town or village justice shall take 10 effect upon commencement of the next judicial term of office following 11 the election after enactment of the local law. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06188-01-5
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