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Senate bill · S7674 (2025-26)

Relates to the residence of the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna; repealer

Latest action Jun 2, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A8530, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

April Baskin

State Senator, District 63 · Democratic

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Summary

Authorizes the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna to reside anywhere in Erie county.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill amends the uniform city court act to permit the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna to reside anywhere in Erie County. It also repeals a previous provision relating to this issue to eliminate conflicting language.

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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

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate.

The sponsor's argument

Why April Baskin says this is needed

Under current law, most city court judges are required to reside in the city in which they serve, with specific exceptions for certain courts. This bill extends that flexibility to the part-time judge of the city court of Lackawanna, allowing such judges to reside anywhere within Erie County. This change recognizes the realities of local demographics, judicial recruitment challenges, and the need to expand the pool of qualified candidates to better serve the court and the community. The bill simply aligns the residency requirements for the Lackawanna city court with those already afforded to judges in other jurisdictions such as Hudson, Peekskill, and Rensselaer, among others.

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 2, 2026Result: passed

    (61) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJun 2, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (1)

Full history

  1. Jun 2, 2026

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  2. Jun 2, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  3. Jun 2, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1541

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1541

    NY Senate

  4. Jun 2, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  5. Jun 2, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Assembly

Show full history (4 earlier events)
  1. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Assembly

  3. May 20, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Assembly

  4. Apr 29, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    NY Senate