Westchester County - File #: 2026-33

• File #: 2026-33
• Version: 1
• Type: ACT - Lawsuit Settlement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/22/2026
• In control: Board of Legislators
• On agenda: 2/9/2026
• Final action: 2/9/2026
• Enactment date: 2/9/2026
• Enactment #: ACT-2026-8
• Title: ACT - Lawsuit Settlement of Jefferson v. Westchester County, etc.
• Sponsors: County Attorney

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/9/2026	1	Litigation	signed by committee	Pass
2/9/2026	1	Budget & Appropriations	signed by committee	Pass
2/9/2026	1	Board of Legislators	adopted	Pass
2/2/2026	1	Board of Legislators	referred to committee	Pass

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ACT - Lawsuit Settlement of Jefferson v. Westchester County, etc.

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AN ACT authorizing the County Attorney to settle the lawsuit of Syreeta L. Jefferson v. Westchester County; Archdiocese of New York; St. Cabrini Home; Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province a/k/a The Redemptorists; and Does1-10, in the amount of SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($750,000) DOLLARS, inclusive of attorney's fees.

SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION