Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 07, 2020 |
signed chap.211 |
Sep 25, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 23, 2020 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.954 substituted for s8740 |
Jul 22, 2020 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jul 21, 2020 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.253 rules report cal.253 reported |
Jul 14, 2020 |
reported referred to rules |
Feb 06, 2020 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A9702
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEPRIN
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
co-Sponsors
Catalina Cruz
Simcha Eichenstein
Jeffrion Aubry
Harvey Epstein
multi-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
Jo Anne Simon
2019-A9702 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8740
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §112, Cor L
2019-A9702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9702 I N A S S E M B L Y February 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting the commissioner of corrections and community supervision from promulgat- ing policy to require inmates to waive religious rights in order to participate in inmate programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT MAKE OR PROMULGATE ANY POLICY AND/OR REGULATION REQUIRING AN INMATE TO WAIVE ANY RELIGIOUS RIGHT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAILY PRAYER AS A CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN ANY INMATE PROGRAM INCLUDING ANY SUCH PROGRAM DEVELOPED AND/OR IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SHOCK PROGRAM AND THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAM. (B) UPON REQUEST, INMATES SHALL BE GRANTED EXEMPTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING JOBS, THAT COINCIDE WITH THE SABBATH AND OTHER WORK PROSCRIPTION DAYS, INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN THE RELIGIOUS CALENDAR. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14894-01-0
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