Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 21, 2015 |
signed chap.367 |
Oct 20, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Apr 28, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Apr 22, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.160 substituted for a6262 |
Jan 12, 2015 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.6 |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
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
(D, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S6 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act and the judiciary law, in relation to establishing a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means and for issuance of such orders ex parte by audio-visual means and to amend the executive law, in relation to review and reports by the chief administrator of the courts PURPOSE: This bill would provide victims of domestic violence a safer and more accessible avenue for obtaining a temporary order of protection. SUMMARY OF BILL: This bill would amend the Family Court Act and the Judiciary Law to allow for the development and establishment of a pilot program in family courts for the remote petitioning and issuance by audio-visual means of temporary orders of protection. It would also amend the Executive Law to require that the Chief Administrator of the Courts submit regular reports to the Governor and the Legislature on court practices, procedures and services with respect to the adequacy and appropriateness of its services for crime victims. EXISTING LAW:
2015-S6 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, SAVINO, LITTLE, RITCHIE, MARCHIONE, ROBACH, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the family court act and the judiciary law, in relation to establishing a pilot program for the filing of petitions for tempo- rary orders of protection by electronic means and for issuance of such orders ex parte by audio-visual means and to amend the executive law, in relation to review and reports by the chief administrator of the courts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 153-c of the family court act, as added by chapter 416 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows: S 153-c. Temporary order of protection. (A) Any person appearing at family court when the court is open requesting a temporary order of protection under any article of this act shall be entitled to file a petition without delay on the same day such person first appears at the family court, and a hearing on that request shall be held on the same day or the next day that the family court is open following the filing of such petition. (B) AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF THE COURTS, MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE FILING OF PETITIONS FOR TEMPORARY ORDERS OF PROTECTION BY ELECTRONIC MEANS AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH ORDERS EX PARTE BY AUDIO-VISUAL MEANS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE LITIGANTS FOR WHOM ATTENDANCE AT COURT TO FILE FOR, AND OBTAIN, EMERGENCY RELIEF WOULD CONSTITUTE AN UNDUE HARDSHIP OR TO ACCOMMODATE LITIGANTS, FOR WHOM TRAVELING TO AND APPEARING IN THE COURTHOUSE TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY RELIEF, CREATES A RISK OF HARM TO SUCH LITIGANT. (1) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07122-01-5
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