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| Jun 06, 2012 | referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 21, 2012 | advanced to third reading |
| May 16, 2012 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 15, 2012 | 1st report cal.786 |
| Mar 05, 2012 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S6618
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
John J. Bonacic
(R, C, IP) 42nd Senate District
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S6618 - Details
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง499, Judy L
S6618 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6618 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to confidential communications with judicial assistance committees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide judicial assistance committees with the same confidentiality of information that currently exists with lawyer assistance committees. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 499 of the judiciary law to provide judicial assistance committees with the same confidentiality of information that currently exists with lawyer assistance committees. Section 2: Effective Date. JUSTIFICATION: Lawyer assistance committees provide confidential assistance to lawyers who are affected by the problem of substance abuse, stress, depression or other mental health issues. This legislation would extend that ability to provide confidential assistance to judicial assistance committees. This legislation was requested by the New York State Bar Association.
S6618 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6618
I N S E N A T E
March 5, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to confidential communi-
cations with judicial assistance committees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 499 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 327
of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
S 499. Lawyer AND JUDICIAL assistance committees. 1. Confidential
information privileged. The confidential relations and communications
between a member or authorized agent of a lawyer assistance committee OR
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE sponsored by a state or local bar associ-
ation and any person, firm or corporation communicating with such
committee, its members or authorized agents shall be deemed to be privi-
leged on the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and
client. Such privilege may be waived only by the person, firm or corpo-
ration which has furnished information to the committee.
2. Immunity from liability. Any person, firm or corporation in good
faith providing information to, or in any other way participating in the
affairs of, any of the committees referred to in subdivision one of this
section shall be immune from civil liability that might otherwise result
by reason of such conduct. For the purpose of any proceeding, the good
faith of any such person, firm or corporation shall be presumed.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14653-01-2
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