Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 21, 2018 |
signed chap.407 |
Dec 11, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2018 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1985 substituted for s8977 |
Jun 14, 2018 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 13, 2018 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.164 rules report cal.164 reported |
Jun 08, 2018 |
amend and recommit to rules 8401c |
Jun 07, 2018 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 05, 2018 |
reported referred to ways and means reported referred to codes |
May 30, 2018 |
print number 8401b |
May 30, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 30, 2018 |
print number 8401a |
Jan 30, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to health |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to health |
Assembly Bill A8401C
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SIMOTAS
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
2017-A8401 - Details
2017-A8401 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8401 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation to establishing a sexual assault survivor bill of rights; and to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a victim's right to notice and requiring a study relating to the feasibility of establish- ing a statewide tracking system for sexual offense evidence kits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2805-i of the public health law is renumbered subdivision 8, and two new subdivisions 6 and 7 are added to read as follows: 6. (A) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES, SHALL ESTABLISH A SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR BILL OF RIGHTS FOR PURPOSES OF INFORMING SEXUAL OFFENSE VICTIMS OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER STATE LAW. SUCH BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM: (1) THE RIGHT OF THE VICTIM TO CONSULT WITH A LOCAL RAPE CRISIS OR VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION, TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH ORGAN- IZATION ACCOMPANY THE VICTIM THROUGH THE SEXUAL OFFENSE EXAMINATION, AND TO HAVE SUCH AN ORGANIZATION BE SUMMONED BY THE MEDICAL FACILITY, POLICE AGENCY OR PROSECUTORIAL AGENCY BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OR INTERVIEW, UNLESS NO RAPE CRISIS OR VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION CAN BE SUMMONED IN A REASONABLY TIMELY MANNER; (2) THE RIGHT OF THE VICTIM TO BE OFFERED AND HAVE MADE AVAILABLE APPROPRIATE POST-EXPOSURE TREATMENT THERAPIES, INCLUDING A SEVEN DAY STARTER PACK OF HIV POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS, IN CASES WHERE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO HIV HAS OCCURRED; (3) THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION RELATING TO AND THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE-P OF THIS ARTICLE; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Shelley Mayer
Inez E. Dickens
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Edward Braunstein
Melissa Miller
2017-A8401A - Details
2017-A8401A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8401--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation to establishing a sexual assault survivor bill of rights; and to amend the executive law, in relation to maintenance of sexual assault evidence, establishing a victim's right to notice prior to destruction and requiring a study relating to the feasibility of establishing a statewide tracking system for sexual offense evidence kits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 2805-i of the public health law, as amended by chapter 504 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 2. The sexual offense evidence shall be collected and kept in a locked separate and secure area for not less than thirty days unless: (a) such evidence is not privileged and the police request its surrender before that time, which request shall be complied with; or (b) such evidence is privileged and (i) the alleged sexual offense victim nevertheless gives permission to turn such privileged evidence over to the police before that time, or (ii) the alleged sexual offense victim signs a statement directing the hospital to not collect and keep such privileged evidence, which direction shall be complied with. The sexual offense evidence shall include, but not be limited to, slides, cotton swabs, clothing and other items. Where appropriate such items must be refrigerated and the clothes and swabs must be dried, stored in paper bags and labeled. Each item of evidence shall be marked and logged with a code number corre- sponding to the patient's medical record. The alleged sexual offense [victim] SURVIVOR shall be notified [that after thirty days, the refrig- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Shelley Mayer
Inez E. Dickens
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Edward Braunstein
Melissa Miller
2017-A8401B - Details
2017-A8401B - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8401--B 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, OTIS, DINOWITZ, DICKENS, QUART, DE LA ROSA, NIOU, RIVERA, MOSLEY, BARRON, McDONALD, ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, SIMON, GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, GIGLIO, HEVESI, PELLEGRINO -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRAUNSTEIN, M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Commit- tee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend- ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation to establishing a sexual assault victim bill of rights; and to amend the executive law, in relation to maintenance of sexual assault evidence, establishing a victim's right to notice prior to destruction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2805-i of the public health law is renumbered subdivision 7 and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows: 6. (A) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES, HOSPITALS, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND VICTIM ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, SHALL PUBLISH A SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM BILL OF RIGHTS FOR PURPOSES OF INFORMING SEXUAL OFFENSE VICTIMS OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER STATE LAW. SUCH BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL BE PROMINENTLY PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, IN AT LEAST THE TEN MOST COMMON LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THIS STATE, AND DISTRIBUTED TO HOSPITALS AS A DOCUMENT WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EVERY PRESENTING SEXUAL OFFENSE VICTIM. THE DEPARTMENT MAY UPDATE THE BILL OF RIGHTS AS NECESSARY TO REFLECT CHANGES IN STATE LAW AND MORE ACCURATELY EXPLAIN THE LAW. SUCH BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL BE IN PLAIN, EASY TO UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE, AND INCLUDE THE RIGHT OF THE VICTIM TO: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11584-15-8
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Shelley Mayer
Inez E. Dickens
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Edward Braunstein
Melissa Miller
2017-A8401C (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A8401C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8401--C 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, OTIS, DINOWITZ, DICKENS, QUART, DE LA ROSA, NIOU, RIVERA, MOSLEY, BARRON, McDONALD, ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, SIMON, GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, GIGLIO, HEVESI, PELLEGRINO, GALEF, GLICK, WEPRIN, L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRAUN- STEIN, M. L. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law and the executive law, in relation to establishing a sexual assault victim bill of rights; and to amend the executive law, in relation to maintenance of sexual assault evidence, establishing a victim's right to notice prior to destruction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 2805-i of the public health law is renumbered subdivision 7 and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows: 6. (A) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES, HOSPITALS, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND VICTIM ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, SHALL PUBLISH A SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM BILL OF RIGHTS FOR PURPOSES OF INFORMING SEXUAL OFFENSE VICTIMS OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER STATE LAW. SUCH BILL OF RIGHTS SHALL BE PROMINENTLY PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, IN AT LEAST THE TEN MOST COMMON LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN THIS STATE, AND DISTRIBUTED TO HOSPITALS AS A DOCUMENT WHICH SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EVERY PRESENTING SEXUAL OFFENSE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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