Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 29, 2016 |
signed chap.356 |
Sep 20, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2016 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1127 substituted for s1606b |
Jun 15, 2016 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 08, 2016 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.194 rules report cal.194 reported |
Jun 06, 2016 |
reported referred to rules |
May 17, 2016 |
reported referred to codes |
May 10, 2016 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A10071
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEINSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Jo Anne Simon
David Weprin
Latoya Joyner
multi-Sponsors
Edward Braunstein
2015-A10071 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A10071 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10071 I N A S S E M B L Y May 10, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, DINOWITZ, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to judicial wellness or assistance committees 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 22-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 22-A JUDICIAL WELLNESS OR ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES SECTION 857. JUDICIAL WELLNESS OR ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES. S 857. JUDICIAL WELLNESS OR ASSISTANCE COMMITTEES. 1. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PRIVILEGED. THE CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A MEMBER OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF A JUDICIAL WELLNESS OR ASSIST- ANCE COMMITTEE SPONSORED BY A STATE OR LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATION AND ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION COMMUNICATING WITH SUCH COMMITTEE, ITS MEMBERS OR AUTHORIZED AGENTS, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE PRIVILEGED ON THE SAME BASIS AS THOSE PROVIDED BY LAW BETWEEN ATTORNEY AND CLIENT. SUCH PRIVILEGE MAY BE WAIVED ONLY BY THE PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WHICH HAS FURNISHED INFORMATION TO THE COMMITTEE. THIS PRIVILEGE SHALL NOT EXTEND TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY A JUDGE OR LAWYER SERVING AS A MEMBER OF A JUDICIAL WELLNESS OR ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE THAT A JUDGE IS COMMIT- TING OR IS LIKELY TO COMMIT A SUBSTANTIAL VIOLATION OF THE RULES GOVERN- ING JUDICIAL CONDUCT. 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. LBD03328-03-6
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