What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Signed chap.44
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.350
- Substituted for A7253
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.440
Show 1 earlier action
- Referred to judiciary
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to the residency requirements of stenographers for the county of Jefferson
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Addie Jenne
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4415
Title of bill
An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to residency requirements for stenographers in the county of Jefferson
Purpose
This bill will allow the District Attorney in Jefferson County to appoint a stenographer from St. Lawrence County or any county within the fifth judicial district.
Summary
Section 1 amends section 322 of the Judiciary law in order that the District Attorney of Jefferson County may appoint a stenographer residing in the county of St. Lawrence, or in any county of the fifth judicial district.
Section 2 this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
It is the responsibility of the county's District Attorney to appoint and compensate an official stenographer for grand jury proceedings within the county. Rural counties like Jefferson, face unreliable availability of stenographers within the county borders.
Current law requires the appointed stenographers be citizens and residents of the county for which they are appointed. The same section of law (333 of the Judiciary law) provides exemptions for 30 of New York's 62 counties as well as an exemption for the District Attorney's of the City of New York.
This bill will allow the District Attorney of Jefferson County to appoint a stenographer from St. Lawrence County or anywhere within the borders of the fifth judicial district.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.