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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1398: Relates to the limitation on the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1398 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the limitation on the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district. Primary sponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Permits the legislature to increase the number of justices of the supreme court in any judicial district up to one justice for every thirty thousand people in the district.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeffrey DinowitzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
George AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Aron WiederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Kalman YegerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  5. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  6. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source