NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7228A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 25, 2020	reported and committed to finance
Jan 21, 2020	print number 7228a
Jan 21, 2020	amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction
Jan 13, 2020	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Votes

- Feb 25, 2020 - Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote
  S7228A
  
  Aye
  
  5
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2020
      
      aye (5)
      
      Bailey
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      Rivera
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      nay (2)
      
      Akshar
      
      Gallivan

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2019-S7228 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10698
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Add §11, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S1149, S8083, A4905

2019-S7228 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of motor vehicles and the federal bureau of prisons, to develop a program to provide an identification card to each inmate upon the release of such inmate from custody.

2019-S7228 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7228

SPONSOR: BENJAMIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to providing identifica-
tion cards to inmates upon release from incarceration

 
PURPOSE:

To improve the re-entry of formerly incarcerated individuals by removing
an unnecessary stigma and help those individuals become productive
members of society by giving them the same documentation as any other
person.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 creates a new section 11 of the Corrections Law to require the
commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to work together
with the commissioner of Motor Vehicles to provide state identity cards
to convicts leaving Corrections and Community Supervision's custody.

This identification card shall be identical to the non-driver identifi-
cation card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and shall be free
of charge.

Section 2 renders ineffective any regulations that hinder the execution
of this law.

 
EXISTING LAW:

None

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Individuals leaving incarceration face a number of obstacles to
re-building their lives and becoming productive citizens. Many of life's
necessities, including opening a bank account, getting an apartment or
applying for a job can require providing photo identification issued by
a government entity. Currently, those leaving custody can get an iden-
tification card from the Department of Corrections and Community Super-
vision. However, this card clearly identifies this person as a former
convict. As such, it adds a level of stigma to those who use it. Getting
a state non-driving identity card at a DMV or County Clerk's office,
carries a fee, and can take two weeks to process. Removing these obsta-
cles will help those re-entering in their efforts to become productive
members of society.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The first of the year following passage.

2019-S7228 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7228
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to providing identifica-
   tion cards to inmates upon release from incarceration
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 11 to
 read as follows:
   § 11. IDENTIFICATION CARD PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO
 PROVIDE  AN  IDENTIFICATION CARD TO EACH INMATE UPON THE RELEASE OF SUCH
 INMATE FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT. NO FEE SHALL BE CHARGED TO AN
 INMATE FOR THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF SUCH IDENTIFICATION CARD.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "IDENTIFICATION CARD" SHALL HAVE THE  SAME
 MEANING  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY OF THE VEHICLE AND
 TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14567-01-9

co-Sponsors

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10698
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Add §11, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S1149, S8083, A4905

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7228A

SPONSOR: BENJAMIN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to providing identifica-
tion cards to inmates upon release from incarceration

 
PURPOSE:

To improve the re-entry of formerly incarcerated individuals by removing
an unnecessary stigma and help those individuals become productive
members of society by giving them the same documentation as any other
person.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 creates a new section 11 of the Corrections Law to require the
commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to work together
with the commissioner of Motor Vehicles to provide state identity cards
to convicts leaving the custody of the department of Corrections and

Community Supervision or the federal bureau of prisons, if those leaving
federal prison are New York residents. This identification card shall be
identical to the non-driver identification card issued by the Department
of Motor Vehicles and shall be free of charge.

Section 2 renders ineffective any regulations that hinder the execution
of this law.

 
EXISTING LAW:

None

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Individuals leaving incarceration face a number of obstacles to
re-building their lives and becoming productive citizens. Many of life's
necessities, including opening a bank account, getting an apartment or
applying for a job can require providing photo identification issued by
a government entity. Currently, those leaving custody can get an iden-
tification card from the Department of Corrections and Community Super-
vision. However, this card clearly identifies this person as a former
convict. As such, it adds a level of stigma to those who use it. Getting
a state non-driving identity card at a DMV or County Clerk's office,
carries a fee, and can take two weeks to process. Removing these obsta-
cles will help those re-entering in their efforts to become productive
members of society.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The first of the year following passage.

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7228--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BENJAMIN, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the Committee on Crime
   Victims, Crime and Correction -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to providing identifica-
   tion cards to inmates upon release from incarceration

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 11 to
 read as follows:
   § 11. IDENTIFICATION CARD PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTA-
 TION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
 PRISONS, SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AN  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  TO
 EACH  INMATE  UPON  THE  RELEASE  OF SUCH INMATE FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE
 DEPARTMENT OR FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE FEDERAL  BUREAU  OF  PRISONS  WHEN
 SUCH  INMATE IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE. NO FEE SHALL BE CHARGED TO
 AN INMATE FOR THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF SUCH IDENTIFICATION CARD.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "IDENTIFICATION CARD" SHALL HAVE THE  SAME
 MEANING  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY OF THE VEHICLE AND
 TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14567-03-0

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Feb 25, 2020 - Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote

Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2020

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2019-S7228 - Details

2019-S7228 - Summary

2019-S7228 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7228 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Brian Benjamin

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

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Luis R. Sepúlveda

2019-S7228 - Details

2019-S7228 - Summary

2019-S7228 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7228 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Luis R. Sepúlveda

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7228A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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