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| Jul 21, 2020 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Feb 12, 2020 | advanced to third reading |
| Feb 11, 2020 | 2nd report cal. |
| Feb 10, 2020 | 1st report cal.373 |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to elections returned to senate died in assembly |
| May 14, 2019 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 13, 2019 | advanced to third reading |
| May 08, 2019 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 07, 2019 | 1st report cal.613 |
| Jan 09, 2019 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S257
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Daphne Jordan
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
John C. Liu
(D) 16th Senate District
S257 (ACTIVE) - Details
S257 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S257 SPONSOR: KENNEDY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing registra- tion records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases PURPOSE: This bill allows victims of sexual violence protection against their attacker by enabling them to have their voter records sealed. The victim is able to do this by petitioning the supreme court for the county where the victim is registered, who may then issue an order requiring confi- dentiality of the records. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One amends section 5-508 of the election law, adding paragraph (c) to define "victim of sexual violence as any person who is a victim
S257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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257
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing registra-
tion records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in
certain cases
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 5-508 of the election law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) "VICTIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS A VICTIM OF
ANY OFFENSE UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW.
§ 2. Section 5-508 of the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. UPON APPLICATION MADE TO THE SUPREME COURT, IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN A
VICTIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THE
COURT MAY ISSUE AN ORDER REQUIRING THAT ANY REGISTRATION RECORD KEPT OR
MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AN INDI-
VIDUAL BE KEPT SEPARATE AND APART FROM OTHER REGISTRATION RECORDS AND
NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OR COPYING BY THE PUBLIC OR ANY
OTHER PERSON, EXCEPT ELECTION OFFICIALS ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE AND
SCOPE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND ONLY AS PERTINENT AND NECESSARY IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05724-01-9
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