Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 28, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A7876
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DESTITO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Adriano Espaillat
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Audrey Pheffer
Deborah Glick
multi-Sponsors
Ronald Canestrari
John McEneny
Jack Quinn III
2009-A7876 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A7876 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7876 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 28, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, ESPAILLAT, PEOPLES, PHEFFER, GLICK, JOHN, LANCMAN, O'DONNELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CANESTRARI, McENENY, QUINN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the establishment of a pilot program for courts for the treatment of veterans; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new article 5-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 5-C VETERANS COURTS PILOT PROGRAM SECTION 178-A. ESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS FOR VETERANS; PILOT PROGRAM. 178-B. TRANSFER OF CASES TO COURTS FOR TREATMENT OF VETERANS; HOW EFFECTUATED. 178-C. PROCEDURE IN A COURT FOR VETERANS UPON TRANSFER OF CASE THERETO. S 178-A. ESTABLISHMENT OF COURTS FOR VETERANS; PILOT PROGRAM. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS, BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, IS AUTHOR- IZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A COURT FOR VETERANS IN THE CITY COURT OF THE CITY OF UTICA, AND IN THE SUPREME COURTS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND ASSIGN ONE OR MORE JUSTICES OR JUDGES TO PRESIDE THEREIN. SUCH COURT FOR VETERANS SHALL HAVE AS ITS PURPOSE THE HEARING AND DETERMINATION OF: (A) CRIMINAL CASES THAT ARE COMMENCED IN THE CITY COURT AGAINST A DEFENDANT IDENTIFIED AS A VETERAN; AND (B) CRIMINAL CASES THAT ARE COMMENCED IN OTHER COURTS OF THE COUNTY, AND THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS APPROPRIATE FOR DISPOSITION BY THE VETERANS COURT AND TRANSFERRED TO THE COURT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT-B OF THIS ARTICLE. S 178-B. TRANSFER OF CASES TO COURTS FOR TREATMENT OF VETERANS; HOW EFFECTUATED. (A) TRANSFER OF CASES PENDING IN LOCAL CRIMINAL COURTS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04253-01-9
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