S 7697: Expands the civil jurisdiction of county courts to matters of up to fifty thousand dollars and district courts to matters of up to thirty-five thousand dollars.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7697 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE April 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to sections 11 and 16 of article 6 of the consti- tution, in relation to the civil jurisdiction of county and district courts 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision a of 2 section 11 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as 3 follows: 4 a. The county court shall have jurisdiction over the following classes 5 of actions and proceedings which shall be originated in such county 6 court in the manner provided by law, except that actions and proceedings 7 within the jurisdiction of the district court or a town, village or city 8 court outside the city of New York may, as provided by law, be origi- 9 nated therein: actions and proceedings for the recovery of money, 10 actions and proceedings for the recovery of chattels and actions and 11 proceedings for the foreclosure of mechanics liens and liens on personal 12 property where the amount sought to be recovered or the value of the 13 property does not exceed [twenty-five] fifty thousand dollars exclusive 14 of interest and costs; over all crimes and other violations of law; over 15 summary proceedings to recover possession of real property and to remove 16 tenants therefrom; and over such other actions and proceedings, not 17 within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court, as may be 18 provided by law. 19 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That subdivision d of section 20 16 of article 6 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 21 d. The district court shall have such jurisdiction as may be provided 22 by law, but not in any respect greater than the jurisdiction of the 23 courts for the city of New York as provided in section fifteen of this 24 article, provided, however, that in actions and proceedings for the 25 recovery of money, actions and proceedings for the recovery of chattels 26 and actions and proceedings for the foreclosure of mechanics liens and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89119-01-5 
 S. 7697 2 1 liens on personal property, the amount sought to be recovered or the 2 value of the property shall not exceed [fifteen] thirty-five thousand 3 dollars exclusive of interest and costs. 4 § 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendments 5 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 6 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 7 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 8 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.