Senate Bill S4971A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption from jury duty for breastfeeding women

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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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2015-S4971 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6793
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §517, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4442, A6111
2019-2020: S748, A5424

2015-S4971 - Summary

Provides an exemption from jury duty for breastfeeding women.

2015-S4971 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4971 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4971

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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 providing an exemption
  from jury duty for pregnant and breastfeeding women

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

  Section  1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (a) of section 517 of the judi-
ciary law, as added by chapter 86 of the laws of  1995,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (2)  An  application for postponement of jury service shall be granted
hereunder provided: (i) such service has not already been  postponed  or
excused, (ii) the application is made at such time and in such manner as
the  commissioner of jurors requires, [and] (iii) the postponement is to
a date certain when the court is in session not  more  than  six  months
after  the  date on which such service otherwise is to commence and such
date is selected by the prospective  juror,  AND  (IV)  THE  PROSPECTIVE
JUROR  IS  AN  EXPECTING  MOTHER AND SIX MONTHS OR MORE PREGNANT, HAVING
HEALTH COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF HER PREGNANCY, OR IS A BREASTFEEDING
MOTHER. TO GRANT AN APPLICATION FOR POSTPONEMENT  OF  JURY  SERVICE  FOR
SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PROSPECTIVE JUROR MUST SUBMIT A
NOTE FROM A PHYSICIAN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10300-01-5


              

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2015-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6793
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §517, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4442, A6111
2019-2020: S748, A5424

2015-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption from jury duty for breastfeeding women.

2015-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4971A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4971--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary --  commit-
  tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to providing an exemption
  from jury duty for breastfeeding women

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

  Section  1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (a) of section 517 of the judi-
ciary law, as added by chapter 86 of the laws of  1995,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (2)  An  application for postponement of jury service shall be granted
hereunder provided: (i) such service has not already been  postponed  or
excused, (ii) the application is made at such time and in such manner as
the  commissioner of jurors requires, [and] (iii) the postponement is to
a date certain when the court is in session not  more  than  six  months
after  the  date on which such service otherwise is to commence and such
date is selected by the prospective  juror,  AND  (IV)  THE  PROSPECTIVE
JUROR  IS  A BREASTFEEDING MOTHER. TO GRANT AN APPLICATION FOR POSTPONE-
MENT OF JURY SERVICE  FOR  SUBPARAGRAPH  (IV)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  THE
PROSPECTIVE JUROR MUST SUBMIT A NOTE FROM A PHYSICIAN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10300-03-5


              

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