Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 27, 2020 |
signed chap.299 |
Nov 18, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 21, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.300 substituted for a7970 |
Mar 11, 2020 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 27, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 26, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 25, 2020 |
1st report cal.476 |
Feb 04, 2020 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to children and families returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 19, 2019 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1734 |
Jun 15, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6533
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
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
2019-S6533 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S6533 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6533 SPONSOR: MONTGOMERY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the family court act, in relation to video recording of interrogations of juveniles in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court This is one in a series of measures being introduced at the request of the Chief Administrative Judge upon the recommendation of his Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee. Enactment of a requirement for video recording interrogations of suspects in certain cases, both adult and juvenile, as part of the FY 2017-2018 budget was a major step forward, consistent with recommenda- tions of the Unified Court System's Justice Task Force and reflective of the increasing national recognition of the value of video recording an accused's statements in enhancing the accuracy of criminal proceedings. With proliferation of inexpensive recording technology, there has been a growing national consensus in favor of recording interrogations. Coupled with advancing knowledge regarding the still-developing adolescent brain, the consensus has been particularly strong with respect to inter- rogations of youth. However, because of restrictions in the enumerated crimes requiring recording and numerous exceptions to the recording
2019-S6533 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6533 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- (at request of the Office of Court Administration) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to video recording of interrogations of juveniles in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 305.2 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 1983, is amended and a new subdi- vision 5-a is added to read as follows: 5-A. WHERE A CHILD IS SUBJECT TO INTERROGATION AT A FACILITY DESIG- NATED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS AS A SUITABLE PLACE FOR THE QUESTIONING OF JUVENILES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, THE ENTIRE INTERROGATION, INCLUDING THE GIVING OF ANY REQUIRED NOTICE TO THE CHILD AS TO HIS OR HER RIGHTS AND THE CHILD'S WAIVER OF ANY RIGHTS, SHALL BE VIDEO RECORDED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH STAND- ARDS ESTABLISHED BY RULE OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 60.45 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW. THE INTERROGATION SHALL BE RECORDED IN A MANNER SUCH THAT THE PERSONS IN THE RECORDING ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND THE SPEECH IS INTELLIGIBLE. A COPY OF THE RECORDING SHALL BE SUBJECT TO DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO SECTION 331.2 OF THIS ARTICLE. 8. In determining the suitability of questioning and determining the reasonable period of time for questioning such a child, the child's age, the presence or absence of his OR HER parents or other persons legally responsible for his OR HER care [and], notification pursuant to subdivi- sion three AND, WHERE THE CHILD HAS BEEN INTERROGATED AT A FACILITY DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS AS A SUITABLE PLACE FOR THE QUESTIONING OF JUVENILES, WHETHER THE INTERROGATION WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VIDEO-RECORDING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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