Bill > A08002

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the jurisdictional monetary limits for county courts and district courts from their current levels to fifty thousand dollars. Specifically, the bill modifies two sections of Article 6 of the state constitution: for county courts, it raises the limit on actions involving money recovery, chattel recovery, and liens from twenty-five thousand dollars to fifty thousand dollars; for district courts, it increases the same monetary limit from fifteen thousand dollars to fifty thousand dollars. These changes would allow both county and district courts to hear a broader range of civil cases involving higher monetary amounts. The amendment would be referred to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members and must be published for three months prior to that election, following the state constitution's requirements for proposed amendments. The goal appears to be expanding access to local courts for civil disputes involving larger financial claims, potentially reducing the burden on higher-level courts and providing more convenient judicial venues for litigants.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8002