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S10334 • 2025

Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County

Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County

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Sponsor
Luis R. Sepúlveda
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County

Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County Changes the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County to two.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County Changes the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County to two.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 Senate

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Official Summary Text

Relates to the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County
Changes the number of surrogate's court judges in Bronx County to two.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10334

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 14, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

        AN  ACT  to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the number of surro-
          gate's court judges in Bronx County

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 179 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 240
     2  of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 179. Surrogates, New York county, BRONX COUNTY and Kings county. The
     4  surrogate's  courts  of  New  York county, BRONX COUNTY and Kings county
     5  shall each consist of two surrogates.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14549-01-6