S 4836 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Increases the number of county court judges in Schenectady county

This bill would increase the number of county court judges in Schenectady County from one to two positions. It amends the judiciary law to reflect this change, requiring a new judge to be elected in the November 2025 general election and take office on January 1, 2026. The adjustment directly affects Schenectady County residents who use the county court system for legal matters and aims to address judicial workload capacity. The bill’s provisions are limited to structural changes in court staffing, with no additional funding or policy provisions described.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

S4836 S4836A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from S 4836 to S 4836-A and its procedural status was updated to reflect that it has been amended, discharged from committee, and recommitted. The most significant substantive change is the delay in the effective date of the new county court judge position in Schenectady County, moving the election from November 2025 to November 2026 and the start date from January 2026 to January 2027.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same (adding a county court judge in Schenectady County), but the timeline for implementation has been extended by one year.
TIMELINE

The election date for the new county court judge was moved from November 4, 2025 to November 3, 2026, and the office start date was moved from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from 4836 to 4836-A to reflect that it has been amended and reprinted.

Procedural text was added to indicate the bill has been discharged from committee and recommitted following amendments.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

611
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 9, 2025
D Democratic41
41 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
20 Yea 1 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4836A
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO JUDICIARY
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Pat Fahy
Pat Fahy
DDemocratic
NY
46