Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 13, 2024 |
signed chap.84 delivered to governor |
Feb 07, 2024 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.195 substituted for s8071 referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 18, 2024 |
advanced to third reading cal.265 |
Jan 17, 2024 |
reported |
Jan 10, 2024 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A8566
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MEEKS
Current 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
co-Sponsors
Nikki Lucas
2023-A8566 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8071
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§631, 625 & 633, Exec L; amd §7, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.214-A & A.2105-A)
2023-A8566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8566 I N A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds; and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the execu- tive law relating to expanding eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforcement reporting requirement, providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed and the confidentiality of certain records, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 214-A and A. 2105-A, in relation to the effectiveness ther- eof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 631 of the executive law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the executive law relating to expanding eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforce- ment reporting requirement, providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed and the confidentiality of certain records, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 214-A and A. 2105-A, is amended and two new subdivisions 1-b and 1-c are added to read as follows: 1. (A) No award shall be made unless the office finds that: [(a)] (I) a crime [has occurred as] WAS indicated by the [applicant's record or supporting documentation] RECORDS OF A SUPPORT AGENCY FOR SURVIVORS OF CRIME OR THE RECORDS OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY; [(b)] (II) such crime directly resulted in personal physical injury to or the exacerbation of a preexisting disability, or condition, or death of, the victim; and [(c) either: (i) criminal justice agency] (III) THE records OF A SUPPORT AGENCY FOR SURVIVORS OF CRIME OR THE RECORDS OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGEN- CY show that such crime was reported [to the proper authorities within a reasonable time considering all the circumstances, including the victim's physical, emotional and mental condition and family situation; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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