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S08060 Summary:

BILL NO	S08060
SAME AS	SAME AS A10772
SPONSOR	FELDER
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd 161, Fam Ct Act
Relates to the hours of operation for family courts; requires family courts in New York City to remain open until midnight on weekdays.

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S08060 Actions:

BILL NO	S08060
03/16/2020	REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

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S08060 Committee Votes:

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S08060 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8060
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     March 16, 2020
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to the hours of opera-
          tion for family courts
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the family court act is
     2  amended to read as follows:
     3    (a) The days and hours the court is open shall be as provided by  rule
     4  of  court; provided, however, a court in a city with a population of one
     5  million or more shall remain open until midnight on weekdays.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
     7  have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15766-01-0

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