Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 29, 2021 |
signed chap.91 delivered to governor |
Mar 24, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.409 substituted for s1957a |
Mar 24, 2021 |
substituted by a5719a |
Mar 18, 2021 |
amended on third reading 1957a |
Mar 01, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 24, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 23, 2021 |
1st report cal.409 |
Jan 16, 2021 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S1957A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5719 - 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2021-S1957 - Details
2021-S1957 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1957 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing the chief administrator of the courts to establish veterans treatment courts; and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the removal of certain actions to veterans treatment courts PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill will immediately and dramatically increase the number of coun- ties in which veterans charged with criminal offenses have access to the proven benefits of a veterans treatment court. Moreover, this act also calls for the establishment of such number of veteran treatment courts as may be necessary to fulfill_the act's purpose to help provide all veterans in the state with access to such courts. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
2021-S1957 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1957 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, BROOKS, GOUNARDES, HARCK- HAM, RIVERA, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print- ed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing the chief administrator of the courts to establish veterans treatment courts; and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the removal of certain actions to veterans treatment courts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows: (AA) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ESTABLISH SUCH NUMBER OF VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVI- SION FOUR OF SECTION 170.15 AND SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 180.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW. § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 170.15 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter 191 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 5. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, in any county outside a city having a population of one million or more, upon or after arraignment of a defendant on an information, a simplified information, a prosecutor's information or a misdemeanor complaint pend- ing in a local criminal court, such court may, upon motion of the defendant [and after giving the district attorney an opportunity to be heard, order that the action be removed from the court in which the matter is pending to another local criminal court in the same county, or with consent of the district attorney to another court in an adjoining county, that has been designated as a human trafficking court by the chief administrator of the courts, and such human trafficking court] TO REMOVE THE ACTION TO A COURT IN AN ADJOINING COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN DESIG- NATED AS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURT OR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS, AND AFTER GIVING THE DISTRICT ATTOR- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2021-S1957A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1957A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1957A SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing the chief administrator of the courts to establish veterans treatment courts; and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the removal of certain actions to veterans treatment courts PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill will immediately and dramatically increase the number of coun- ties in which veterans charged with criminal offenses have access to the proven benefits* of a veterans treatment court. Moreover, this act also calls for the establishment of such number of veteran treatment courts as may be necessary to fulfill the act's purpose to help provide all veterans in the state with access to such courts. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
2021-S1957A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1957--A Cal. No. 409 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, BROOKS, GOUNARDES, HARCK- HAM, RIVERA, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print- ed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing the chief administrator of the courts to establish veterans treatment courts; and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the removal of certain actions to veterans treatment courts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new paragraph (bb) to read as follows: (BB) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ESTABLISH SUCH NUMBER OF VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVI- SION FIVE OF SECTION 170.15, SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 180.20, SECTION 230.11 AND SECTION 230.21 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW. § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 170.15 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter 191 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 5. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, in any county outside a city having a population of one million or more, upon or after arraignment of a defendant on an information, a simplified information, a prosecutor's information or a misdemeanor complaint pend- ing in a local criminal court, such court may, upon motion of the defendant and after giving the district attorney an opportunity to be heard, order that the action be removed from the court in which the matter is pending to another local criminal court in the same county, or with consent of the district attorney AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE ADJOINING COUNTY to another court in [an] SUCH adjoining county, that has been designated as a human trafficking court OR VETERANS TREATMENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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