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NY A01100
NY A01100Authorizes the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district.
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Introduced
01/08/2025
01/08/2025
In Committee
01/30/2026
01/30/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 General Assembly
Bill Summary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing amendments to article 6 of the constitution, in relation to the number of supreme court justices in any judicial district
AI Summary
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would modify the existing provisions for the number of Supreme Court justices in New York State. Currently, there is a population-based restriction on increasing the number of justices in a judicial district, which limits the number to one justice per 50,000 people (or fraction over 30,000). The proposed amendment would remove this population-based limitation, giving the state legislature more flexibility to increase the number of justices in any judicial district without being constrained by population metrics. The bill would also preserve the existing provision that prevents the number of justices from being reduced below the number authorized at the effective date of the current constitutional article. If passed, these changes would be submitted to voters for approval in the 2026 general election, allowing the legislature to potentially adjust the number of Supreme Court justices more freely based on judicial needs rather than strict population calculations.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (83)
Alex Bores (D)*,
George Alvarez (D),
Khaleel Anderson (D),
Didi Barrett (D),
Scott Bendett (R),
Michael Benedetto (D),
Sam Berger (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Ed Braunstein (D),
Harry Bronson (D),
Chris Burdick (D),
Pat Burke (D),
Noah Burroughs (D),
Patrick Carroll (D),
Robert Carroll (D),
Monique Chandler-Waterman (D),
William Conrad (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Brian Cunningham (D),
Landon Dais (D),
Maritza Davila (D),
Manny De Los Santos (D),
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Charles Fall (D),
Emily Gallagher (D),
Eddie Gibbs (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Jessica González-Rojas (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Chantel Jackson (D),
Jonathan Jacobson (D),
Rebecca Kassay (D),
Anna Kelles (D),
Ron Kim (D),
Micah Lasher (D),
Grace Lee (D),
Dana Levenberg (D),
Nikki Lucas (D),
Jen Lunsford (D),
Bill Magnarelli (D),
Brian Maher (R),
Zohran Mamdani (D),
John McDonald (D),
Karen McMahon (D),
Demond Meeks (D),
Marcela Mitaynes (D),
Amy Paulin (D),
Sam Pirozzolo (R),
Steven Raga (D),
Jenifer Rajkumar (D),
Mike Reilly (R),
Karines Reyes (D),
Jonathan Rivera (D),
Gabriella Romero (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Nily Rozic (D),
Nader Sayegh (D),
Thomas Schiavoni (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Amanda Septimo (D),
Maryjane Shimsky (D),
Sarahana Shrestha (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Tony Simone (D),
Matt Simpson (R),
Michaelle Solages (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
Phil Steck (D),
Steve Stern (D),
Al Stirpe (D),
Chris Tague (R),
Mike Tannousis (R),
Yudelka Tapia (D),
Al Taylor (D),
Emerita Torres (D),
Claire Valdez (D),
Clyde Vanel (D),
David Weprin (D),
Aron Wieder (D),
Jordan Wright (D),
John Zaccaro (D),
Stefani Zinerman (D),
Last Action
opinion referred to judiciary (on 01/30/2026)
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