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Senate Bill S1880
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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
2013-S1880 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §499, Judy L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S6618
2015-2016: S1606
2013-S1880 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1880 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to confi- dential communications with judicial assistance committees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide judicial assistance commit- tees 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 legis- lation would extend that ability to provide confidential assistance to judicial assistance committees. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.6618 of 2012: Passed Senate, Died in Assembly Judiciary
2013-S1880 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1880 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ 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. LBD05953-01-3
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