Bill Text: NY S07351 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Extends the chief administrator of the courts' authority to allow referees to determine certain applications to a family court for an order of protection; extends for two more years, the judicial hearing officer pilot program in the family courts of the seventh and eighth judicial districts for ordering a reference to determine an application for an order of protection or temporary order of protection in certain cases.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-17 - SUBSTITUTED BY A9686 [S07351 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07351-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7351
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 20, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
        AN ACT to amend chapter 363 of the laws of 2010, amending the  judiciary
          law  relating  to  granting  the chief administrator of the courts the
          authority to allow referees to determine applications  for  orders  of
          protection during the hours family court is in session, in relation to
          the  expiration  date thereof; and to amend chapter 219 of the laws of
          2002 amending the judiciary law relating to the judicial hearing offi-
          cer pilot program and the powers of the  chief  administrator  of  the
          courts,  in  relation to extending the expiration of the provisions of
          such chapter
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Section 2 of chapter 363 of the laws of 2010, amending the
     2  judiciary law relating to granting the chief administrator of the courts
     3  the authority to allow referees to determine applications for orders  of
     4  protection  during  the  hours family court is in session, as amended by
     5  chapter 29 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided  that  paragraph
     7  (n)  of  subdivision  2 of section 212 of the judiciary law, as added by
     8  section one of this act, shall expire and be deemed  repealed  September
     9  1, [2016] 2018.
    10    §  2. Section 2 of chapter 219 of the laws of 2002, amending the judi-
    11  ciary law relating to the judicial hearing officer pilot program and the
    12  powers of the chief administrator of the courts, as amended  by  chapter
    13  29 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    14    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire [14] 16
    15  years after its effective date, when, upon such date, the provisions  of
    16  this act shall be deemed repealed.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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