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Senate bill · S4859 (2025-26)

Relates to the powers and authority of the state commission on judicial conduct

Latest action Jun 10, 2025

Summary

Relates to complaints regarding judges and confidentiality of records; extends the jurisdiction of the state commission on judicial conduct as to judges who resign or retire while under investigation or formal charges.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A7650, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Judiciary Law.

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To increase the independence, transparency and jurisdiction of the Commission on Judicial Conduct

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (57) (1) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Finance

    Senate FinanceApr 29, 2025Result: passed

    (22) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Judiciary

    Senate JudiciaryFeb 25, 2025Result: passed

    (19) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why the sponsor says this is needed

The Commission on Judicial Conduct (CJC) ensures the public's trust in our judicial system by ensuring that an independent body investigates potential wrongdoing by judges and justices. This bill would enhance the CJC's ability to perform its work by ensuring the Legislature receives its annual budget request unmodified, providing greater transparency by making proceedings public when a judge or justice is formally charged with misconduct, and prevents judges and justices from escaping the CDC's jurisdiction simply by retiring or resigning.

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.

Full history

  1. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Assembly

  4. May 5, 2025

    Amended

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4859A

    NY Senate

  5. May 1, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

Show full history (4 earlier events)
  1. Apr 30, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  2. Apr 29, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.761

    1ST REPORT CAL.761

    NY Senate

  3. Feb 25, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  4. Feb 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Senate

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 1, 2026. About our data

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