S 10334 NY
Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County
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Summary
This act amends the judiciary law to change the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County to two. The act makes the Bronx County Surrogate's Court consistent with the surrogate's courts in New York County and Kings County, each of which consist of two judges.
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Changes the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County to two.
Sponsor (1)
- Luis R. Sepúlveda Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 14, 2026 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S10334 Summary: BILL NO S10334   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR SEPULVEDA   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §179, Judy L   Changes the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County to two.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
10334
IN SENATE
May 14, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the number of surro- gate's court judges in Bronx County
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 179 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 240 2 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 179. Surrogates, New York county , Bronx county and Kings county. The 4 surrogate's courts of New York county , Bronx county and Kings county 5 shall each consist of two surrogates. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14549-01-6
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