| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to judiciary returned to senate died in assembly |
| May 07, 2019 | referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 06, 2019 | amended on third reading 221a |
| Feb 04, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
| Jan 29, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jan 28, 2019 | 1st report cal.57 |
| Jan 09, 2019 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S221A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Brian A. Benjamin
(D) 0 Senate District
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Co-Sponsors
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
S221 - Details
S221 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S221 SPONSOR: BENJAMIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentenc- ing PURPOSE: To remove the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that subdivision 3 of section 510 of the Judiciary law shall be amended to change a qualification for jury duty, namely chang- ing it from a prohibiting convicted felons from serving to allow that if someone has been convicted of a felony, that if that person has completed any sentencing, including parole and probation, that person
S221 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
221
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Velmanette Montgomery
(D) 0 Senate District
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Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Luis R. Sepúlveda
(D) 32nd Senate District
José M. Serrano
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
S221A (ACTIVE) - Details
S221A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S221A SPONSOR: BENJAMIN TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE: To remove the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that subdivision 3 of section 510 of the Judiciary law shall be amended to change a qualification for jury duty, namely chang- ing it from a prohibiting convicted felons from serving to allow that if someone has been convicted of a felony, that if that person has completed any sentencing, including parole and probation, that person may serve on a jury.
S221A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
221--A
Cal. No. 57
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sens. BENJAMIN, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Judiciary -- 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
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.
LBD01767-02-9
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