Assembly Bill A4760A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

2019-A4760 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S221
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §510, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9194
2021-2022: A2377, S1014, S8065
2023-2024: A1432, S206
2025-2026: A5414, S2240

2019-A4760 - Summary

Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing, including any period of probation or community supervision.

2019-A4760 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4760
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the  lifetime
   ban  on  jury  duty  for  convicted  felons  who  have completed their
   sentencing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  510 of the judiciary law, as
 amended by chapter 86 of the  laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  [Not  have  been]  IF  convicted  of  a felony, HAVE COMPLETED ANY
 SENTENCING RELATED TO SUCH CONVICTION, INCLUDING ANY PERIOD OF PROBATION
 OR PAROLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01767-01-9

co-Sponsors

2019-A4760A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S221
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §510, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9194
2021-2022: A2377, S1014, S8065
2023-2024: A1432, S206
2025-2026: A5414, S2240

2019-A4760A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing, including any period of probation or community supervision.

2019-A4760A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4760--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime
   ban on jury  duty  for  convicted  felons  who  have  completed  their
   sentencing

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section  510  of  the  judiciary  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  86  of  the  laws  of  1995, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. [Not have been] IF  convicted  of  a  felony,  HAVE  COMPLETED  ANY
 SENTENCING RELATED TO SUCH CONVICTION, INCLUDING ANY PERIOD OF PROBATION
 OR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01767-03-9

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.