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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 964: Allows for justices to reside in any town, village or city within the same assembly district, county, or adjoining county as the court such justice serves; establishes educational requirements

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 964 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows for justices to reside in any town, village or city within the same assembly district, county, or adjoining county as the court such justice serves; establishes educational requirements. Primary sponsor: Jen Lunsford (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 6, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 964B.

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Official summary

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

Allows for justices to reside in any town, village or city contained in whole or in part within the same assembly district, county or adjoining county as the court such justice serves or in an assembly district contiguous to such municipality where the court is located, provided such assembly district is contained entirely within a single county; sets forth residence requirements where an assembly district encompasses two or more counties; authorizes towns and villages to require that any person who serves as a town or village justice be admitted to practice law in the state.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Working Families 6 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jen LunsfordPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Michael BenedettoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Harry BronsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Pat CarrollCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Clyde VanelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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. PRINT NUMBER 964B
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  4. PRINT NUMBER 964A
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
  6. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

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