Senate Bill S7798

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the "Malcolm X unsolved civil rights crime act of 2020"

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  • 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

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2019-S7798 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10038
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add §68, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5068, A3814
2023-2024: S5035, A2665

2019-S7798 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "Malcom X unsolved civil rights crime act of 2020"; requires the assistant attorney of the civil rights bureau to investigate violations of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later than December thirty-first, nineteen seventy-nine, and resulted in a death.

2019-S7798 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7798 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7798
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   "Malcolm  X unsolved civil rights crime act of 2020"; making an appro-
   priation therefor; and providing for the  repeal  of  such  provisions
   upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Malcolm X unsolved civil rights crime act of 2020".
   §  2. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds that all
 authorities with jurisdiction, including the department of law  and  the
 division  of state police, should (i) expeditiously investigate unsolved
 civil rights murders, due to the amount of time that  has  passed  since
 the murders and the age of potential witnesses; and (ii) provide all the
 resources  necessary to ensure timely and thorough investigations in the
 cases involved with such.
   § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 68  to  read
 as follows:
   §  68.  CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS. 1. THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
 OF THE CIVIL  RIGHTS  BUREAU  SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  INVESTIGATING
 VIOLATIONS  OF  CRIMINAL  CIVIL  RIGHTS STATUTES THAT OCCURRED NOT LATER
 THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE, AND  RESULTED
 IN A DEATH.
   2.  WHEN INVESTIGATING SUCH COMPLAINTS, THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
 MAY COORDINATE THE INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH  STATE  AND  LOCAL  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
   3.  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL SHALL ANNUALLY CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE CASES
 UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL  OF  THE  CIVIL
 RIGHTS BUREAU.
   (A)  SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF OPEN INVESTIGATIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW FOR
 VIOLATIONS  OF  CRIMINAL  CIVIL  RIGHTS STATUTES THAT OCCURRED NOT LATER
 THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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