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S 7213: Increases the number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten.
What S 7213 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the Judiciary Law to increase the number of justices in the Thirteenth Judicial District. The amendment adds a new justice to the district, with the first election to be held in November 2026 and the new justice taking office on January 1, 2027. The existing justice, Thomas P. Aliotta, will remain in office for the remainder of his term. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7213
- What is the current status of S 7213?
- As of January 9, 2026, S 7213 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 7213 pass?
- Not yet. S 7213 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7213, and where is it now?
- S 7213 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
| Apr. 04, 2025 | REFERRED TO JUDICIARY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 4, 2025 · 245 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7213 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 the number of justices of the supreme court in the thirteenth judicial district The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 140-a of the judiciary law, as 2 amended by chapter 749 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 13. Thirteenth district, [nine] ten. 5 § 2. Justice Thomas P. Aliotta, and his successor in office on the 6 effective date of this act shall for the remainder of the term for which 7 such justice was elected or appointed be a justice of the supreme court 8 in and for the thirteenth judicial district. 9 § 3. The additional justice of the supreme court in the thirteenth 10 judicial district provided for by section one of this act shall first be 11 elected at the general election to be held in November 2026 and shall 12 first take office January 1, 2027. 13 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11442-01-5
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