Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 22, 2014 |
signed chap.155 |
Jul 11, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 11, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.101 substituted for a9642 |
May 12, 2014 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 06, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 30, 2014 |
1st report cal.485 |
Apr 07, 2014 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S6954
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
2013-S6954 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9642
- Law Section:
- Correctional Services
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4, Chap 573 of 2011
2013-S6954 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6954 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 573 of the laws of 2011, amending the correction law relating to the boarding of out of state inmates at local correctional facilities, in relation to extending the expiration of the provisions thereof PURPOSE: This bill extends the expiration date to September 1, 2017 to continue to authorize local correctional facilities to enter into contracts for the purpose of boarding-in certain inmates from other states' local correctional facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 4 of chapter 573 of the laws of 2011, amending the correction law relating to the boarding of out of state inmates at local correctional facilities, to extend this act until September 1, 2017. Section 2 states that this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: Over the years, many counties have been required to expand the size and capacity of their jail facilities to accommodate the county's inmate population. Over time, some of those counties have experienced decreases in inmates, leaving those larger facilities partially vacant. To offset the cost of operating these facilities at less than optimal capacity, many counties house state or federal inmates or inmates from other counties. In keeping with this practice,
2013-S6954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6954 I N S E N A T E April 7, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend chapter 573 of the laws of 2011, amending the correction law relating to the boarding of out of state inmates at local correc- tional facilities, in relation to extending the expiration of the provisions thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 573 of the laws of 2011, amending the correction law relating to the boarding of out of state inmates at local correctional facilities, is amended to read as follows: S 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire September 1, [2014] 2017 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14536-01-4
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