Senate Bill S3877

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of coersion for the purpose of exposing a person's immigration status

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  • 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

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2011-S3877 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§135.60 & 135.65, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8206
2013-2014: S2851, S1807
2015-2016: S3718
2017-2018: S2381

2011-S3877 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of coercion for the purpose of exposing a person's immigration status.

2011-S3877 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3877

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to the use of coercion for
  the purpose of exposing a person's immigration status

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  9  of  section  135.60  of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 426 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new  subdi-
vision 10 is added to read as follows:
  9.  Perform any other act which would not in itself materially benefit
the actor but which is calculated to harm another person materially with
respect to his or her health, safety, business, calling, career,  finan-
cial condition, reputation or personal relationships[.]; OR
  10.  EXPOSE IMMIGRATION STATUS, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTOR'S KNOWLEDGE OF
SUCH STATUS.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section  135.65  of  the  penal
law, as amended by chapter 426 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new
paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
  (c) Violate his or her duty as a public servant[.]; OR
  (D) EXPOSE HIS OR HER OWN IMMIGRATION STATUS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01185-01-1

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