Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 08, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Apr 30, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Feb 01, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
Jun 03, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 02, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 01, 2009 |
1st report cal.519 |
Mar 10, 2009 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S3095
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S3095 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S3095 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3095 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to making victims of certain dog attacks eligible for awards by the crime victims board PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill will make innocent victims of dog attacks eligible to submit claims to the Crime Victims Board for reimbursement of medical bills and other expenses. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Bill §1 amends subdivision 3 of §621 of the Executive Law to include violations of Agriculture & Markets Law §121 (7) within the definition of "crime" for purposes of submitting claims to the Crime victims Board JUSTIFICATION : Americans are bitten by dogs almost 5 million times a year. Over 800,000 attacks require medical treatment, and more than half of the patients are children. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, dog bites are among the top ten categories of children's
2009-S3095 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3095 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to making victims of certain dog attacks eligible for awards by the crime victims board THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 621 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 710 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 3. "Crime" shall mean (a) an act committed in New York state which would, if committed by a mentally competent criminally responsible adult, who has no legal exemption or defense, constitute a crime as defined in and proscribed by law; [or] (b) an act committed outside the state of New York against a resident of the state of New York which would be compensable had it occurred within the state of New York and which occurred in a state which does not have an eligible crime victim compensation program as such term is defined in the federal victims of crime act of 1984; [or] (c) an act of terrorism, as defined in section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, committed outside of the United States against a resident of New York state; OR (D) A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04680-01-9
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