Assembly Actions -
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Oct 25, 2021 |
signed chap.491 |
Oct 13, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.563 substituted for a5549 |
Jun 09, 2021 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.1625 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 27, 2021 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 22, 2021 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S2630
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th 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
2021-S2630 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S2630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2630 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to certificates upon discharge SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 205 of the correction law providing a certificate of relief from disabilities, or a certificate of good conduct if applicable, to a person granted merit termination of sentence. Section 2 amends subdivision 4 of section 259-j of the executive law providing a certificate of relief from disabilities, or a certificate of good conduct if applicable, to a person granted discretionary three-year discharge from community supervision pursuant to subdivision one of this section. Section 3 is the effective date.
2021-S2630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2630 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 correction law and the executive law, in relation to certificates upon discharge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 205 of the correction law, as added by section 32 of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2. (A) A merit termination granted by the department under this section shall constitute a termination of the sentence with respect to which it was granted. No such merit termination shall be granted unless the department is satisfied that termination of sentence from presump- tive release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision is in the best interest of society, and that the parolee or releasee, otherwise financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of any mandatory surcharge previously imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction, has made a good faith effort to comply there- with. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON GRANTED MERIT TERMINATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD CONDUCT UNDER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THREE-B OF THIS CHAPTER, AS APPLICABLE. § 2. Section 259-j of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON GRANTED DISCHARGE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE CORRECTION LAW OR A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD CONDUCT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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