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May 09, 2018 | reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Feb 14, 2017 | reported and committed to finance |
Jan 17, 2017 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
senate Bill S2646
Sponsored By
Betty Little
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S2646 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §10.03, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S5270
S2646 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2646 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to detained sex offenders requiring civil commitment or supervision PURPOSE : To authorize the civil commitment of detained persons convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense with a prior conviction in another state of an offense that would be a designated felony. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 Subdivisions (a) and (g) of section 10.03 of the mental hygiene law, subdivision (a) as amended by section 118-a of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of 2011 and subdivision (g) as added by chapter 7 of 2007, are amended to define "agency with jurisdiction" and "detained sex offender". Section 2 Contains the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : A gap exists in current law related to the civil confinement of
S2646 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2646 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to detained sex offenders requiring civil commitment or supervision THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions (a) and (g) of section 10.03 of the mental hygiene law, subdivision (a) as amended by section 118-a of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011 and subdivision (g) as added by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows: (a) "Agency with jurisdiction" as to a person means that agency which, during the period in question, would be the agency responsible for supervising or releasing such person, and can include the department of corrections and community supervision, the office of mental health, [and] the office for people with developmental disabilities, A COUNTY SHERIFF AND ANY PROBATION DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE. (g) "Detained sex offender" means a person who is in the care, custo- dy, control, or supervision of an agency with jurisdiction, with respect to a sex offense [or], designated felony OR MISDEMEANOR DEFINED IN ARTI- CLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW, in that the person is either: (1) A person who stands convicted of a sex offense as defined in subdivision (p) of this section, and is currently serving a sentence for, or subject to supervision by the division of parole, whether on parole or on post-release supervision, for such offense or for a related offense; (2) A person charged with a sex offense who has been determined to be an incapacitated person with respect to that offense and has been committed pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law, but did engage in the conduct constituting such offense; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00582-01-7
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