Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 15, 2018 |
print number 7533a |
May 15, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jan 22, 2018 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S7533A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2017-S7533 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§168-b, 168-f & 168-q, Cor L; amd §259-c, Exec L
2017-S7533 - Summary
Relates to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders; limits the percentage of sex offenders so that no village, town, city or county has a disproportionate representation of sex offenders compared to surrounding villages, towns, cities or counties; the board of parole shall provide alternative housing options.
2017-S7533 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7533 SPONSOR: RITCHIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders PURPOSE: This bill seeks to ensure that no village, town, city, or county in New York State must bear a disproportionate representation of sex offenders in their community. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a subdivision to the correction law directing the Divi- sion of Criminal Justice Services to consider current numbers of sex offenders in any community proposed for residence by a sex offender, in comparison to the number of sex offenders in surrounding communities. The subdivision allows the Division to deny a sex offender's requested residency if the residency is in a community that already has a disproportionate number of sex offenders compared to surrounding commu-
2017-S7533 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7533 I N S E N A T E January 22, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to protecting communi- ties from oversaturation of sex offenders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 168-b of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 13. WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER A RESIDENCE FOR A SEX OFFENDER IS ACCEPTABLE, THE DIVISION SHALL CONSIDER THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS ALREADY RESIDING IN THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY. IN ITS CONSIDERATION, THE DIVISION MUST COMPARE THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS IN THE PROPOSED COMMU- NITY TO THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS RESIDING IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, SO THAT NO VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY BEARS A DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF SEX OFFENDERS AND THE ACCOMPANYING RISK OF RE-OFFENS- ES. IF THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF SEX OFFENDERS COMPARED TO SURROUNDING VILLAGES, TOWNS, CITIES, OR COUN- TIES, THE DIVISION MAY DENY THE SEX OFFENDER'S PROPOSED RESIDENCY ON THIS BASIS. ANY SEX OFFENDER SHALL NOTIFY THE DIVISION AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO A CHANGE IN RESIDENCY AND INFORM THE DIVISION OF THE ADDRESS WHERE THE SEX OFFENDER INTENDS TO RESIDE. IN THE EVENT THAT A SEX OFFENDER IS DENIED RESIDENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DIVI- SION SHALL PROVIDE A LIST OF POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES IN SURROUNDING VILLAGES, TOWNS, CITIES, OR COUNTIES, DEPENDING ON THE DIVISION'S BASIS FOR DENIAL, IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY, WHICH SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 168-b of the correction law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (a) The sex offender's name, all aliases used, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, eye color, driver's license number, home address and/or expected place of domicile, ANY REQUESTED PLACES OF RESIDENCE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§168-b, 168-f & 168-q, Cor L; amd §259-c, Exec L
2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders; limits the percentage of sex offenders so that no village, town, city or county has a disproportionate representation of sex offenders compared to surrounding villages, towns, cities or counties; the board of parole shall provide alternative housing options.
2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7533A SPONSOR: RITCHIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders PURPOSE: This bill seeks to ensure that no village, town, city, or county in New York State must bear a disproportionate representation of sex offenders in their community. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a subdivision to the correction law directing the Divi- sion of Criminal Justice Services to consider current numbers of sex offenders in any community proposed for residence by a sex offender, in comparison to the number of sex offenders in surrounding communities. The subdivision allows the Division to deny a sex offender's requested
2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7533--A I N S E N A T E January 22, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 168-b of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 13. WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER A RESIDENCE FOR A SEX OFFENDER IS ACCEPTABLE, THE DIVISION SHALL CONSIDER THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS ALREADY RESIDING IN THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY. IN ITS CONSIDERATION, THE DIVISION MUST COMPARE THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS IN THE PROPOSED COMMU- NITY TO THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS RESIDING IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, SO THAT NO VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY BEARS A DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF SEX OFFENDERS AND THE ACCOMPANYING RISK OF RE-OFFENS- ES. IF THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF SEX OFFENDERS COMPARED TO SURROUNDING VILLAGES, TOWNS, CITIES, OR COUN- TIES, THE DIVISION MAY DENY THE SEX OFFENDER'S PROPOSED RESIDENCY ON THIS BASIS. ANY SEX OFFENDER SHALL NOTIFY THE DIVISION AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO A CHANGE IN RESIDENCY AND INFORM THE DIVISION OF THE ADDRESS WHERE THE SEX OFFENDER INTENDS TO RESIDE. IN THE EVENT THAT A SEX OFFENDER IS DENIED RESIDENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DIVI- SION SHALL REFER SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES IN SURROUNDING VILLAGES, TOWNS, CITIES, OR COUNTIES, DEPENDING ON THE DIVISION'S BASIS FOR DENIAL, IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY, WHICH SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 168-b of the correction law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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