Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to correction |
Jan 27, 2009 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A3495
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
AUBRY
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A3495 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Correction
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง70.40, Pen L
2009-A3495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3495 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. AUBRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the conditional release of terminally ill inmates serving definite sentences THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 70.40 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows: A person who is serving one or more than one definite sentence of imprisonment with a term or aggregate term in excess of ninety days may, if he OR SHE so requests, be conditionally released from the institution in which he OR SHE is confined at any time after service of sixty days of that term, exclusive of credits allowed under subdivisions four and six of section 70.30. In computing service of sixty days, the credit allowed for jail time under subdivision three of section 70.30 shall be calculated as time served. Conditional release from such institution shall be in the discretion of the parole board, and shall be upon such conditions as may be imposed by that board, in accordance with the provisions of the executive law. THE LOCAL CONDITIONAL RELEASE COMMIS- SION MAY CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF, AND MAY GRANT THE CONDITIONAL RELEASE OF, A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY PHYSICIAN TO BE SUFFERING FROM A TERMINAL ILLNESS, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME SERVED. "TERMINAL ILLNESS" SHALL MEAN AN ILLNESS THAT IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE DEMISE OF AN INMATE BEFORE HE OR SHE SHALL HAVE COMPLETED THE SENTENCE OF INCARCERATION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04051-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.