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Senate bill · S10626 (2025-26)

Relates to judicial districts

New York State Senate

Same as A11550, the matching bill in the Assembly.

PassedLatest action Jun 4, 2026

Sponsor: Michael Gianaris (Democratic/Working Families)

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Summary

Provides that in the fourth judicial department, three new districts, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen are added; makes related provisions.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Judiciary Law.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Creates the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth judicial districts, alters the composition of the fifth, seventh, and eighth judicial districts as heretofore constituted, and reapportions the justices ther- eof. This bill is modeled off of Chapter 690 of the Laws of 2007, which created the thirteenth judicial district. Sections one and two amend sections 70 and 140 of the Judiciary Law to create the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth judicial districts and to alter the composition of the fifth, seventh, and eighth judicial districts as heretofore constituted. Section three amends section 140-a of the Judiciary Law to add new subdivisions fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen and to amend subdivisions five, seven, and eight. Section four relates to justices of the fifth, seventh, and eighth judi- cial districts as heretofore constituted, and to the justices of the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth judicial districts as established by this act. Section five relates to the intended object of this act: to erect in the fourth judicial department the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth judicial districts, and to alter the composition and reapportion the justices of the fifth, seventh, and eighth judicial districts as hereto- fore constituted. Section six is a severability clause. Section seven is the effective date. EXISTING LAW: None.

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Where it stands

Passed the legislature and is awaiting a signature.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Rules · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Michael Gianaris says this is needed

The State Constitution authorizes the Legislature, once every ten years, to "increase or decrease the number of judicial districts or alter the composition of judicial districts and thereupon reapportion the justices to be thereafter elected in the judicial districts so altered." The Legislature last exercised this authority in 2007, when it established the thirteenth judicial district in the county of Richmond, and believes that due to population changes in Western NY a reorganizing of their districts is necessary.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 4, 2026Result: passed

    (37) (23) (0) (3)

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1777

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1777

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 4, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.440

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.440

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 4, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

Show full history (6 earlier events)
  1. Jun 4, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  2. Jun 4, 2026

    Substituted

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A11550

    NY Assembly

  3. Jun 3, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Assembly

  4. Jun 3, 2026

    Rules Report CAL.440

    RULES REPORT CAL.440

    NY Assembly

  5. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  6. Jun 1, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

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