Senate Bill S6428

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of a sexual assault survivor bill of rights by the department of health, in consultation with the division of criminal justice services and department of law

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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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2017-S6428 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8401
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2805-i, Pub Health L; amd §838-a, add §§838-b & 838-c, Exec L

2017-S6428 - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a sexual assault victim bill of rights by the department of health, in consultation with the division of criminal justice services and the office of victim services; establishes a victim's right to notice.

2017-S6428 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6428 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6428
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee 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

2017-S6428A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8401
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2805-i, Pub Health L; amd §838-a, add §§838-b & 838-c, Exec L

2017-S6428A - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a sexual assault victim bill of rights by the department of health, in consultation with the division of criminal justice services and the office of victim services; establishes a victim's right to notice.

2017-S6428A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6428A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6428--A
     Cal. No. 156
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HANNON, KRUEGER, LARKIN, MURPHY, RITCHIE, TEDISCO,
   VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favora-
   bly from said committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered
   to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading
 
 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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S6428B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8401
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2805-i, Pub Health L; amd §838-a, add §§838-b & 838-c, Exec L

2017-S6428B - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a sexual assault victim bill of rights by the department of health, in consultation with the division of criminal justice services and the office of victim services; establishes a victim's right to notice.

2017-S6428B - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6428B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6428--B
     Cal. No. 156
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, AVELLA, CROCI, GALLIVAN,
   GOLDEN,  HAMILTON,  HELMING,   JACOBS,   KRUEGER,   LARKIN,   LAVALLE,
   MARCHIONE,  MURPHY,  O'MARA,  PERALTA, PHILLIPS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE,
   ROBACH, SAVINO, TEDISCO, VALESKY, YOUNG  --  read  twice  and  ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
   -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in  accordance  with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of third reading
   -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S6428C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8401
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2805-i, Pub Health L; amd §838-a, add §§838-b & 838-c, Exec L

2017-S6428C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a sexual assault victim bill of rights by the department of health, in consultation with the division of criminal justice services and the office of victim services; establishes a victim's right to notice.

2017-S6428C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6428C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6428--C
     Cal. No. 156
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, AVELLA, CROCI, GALLIVAN,
   GOLDEN,  HAMILTON,  HELMING,   JACOBS,   KRUEGER,   LARKIN,   LAVALLE,
   MARCHIONE,  MURPHY,  O'MARA,  PERALTA, PHILLIPS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE,
   ROBACH, SAVINO, TEDISCO, VALESKY, YOUNG  --  read  twice  and  ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
   -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in  accordance  with  Senate
   Rule  6,  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of third reading
   -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  in  the
   order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
   ing its place in the order of third reading
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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