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Dec 28, 2020 |
committed to rules |
Mar 18, 2020 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 11, 2020 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 10, 2020 |
1st report cal.584 |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jun 20, 2019 |
committed to rules |
Apr 29, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 10, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 09, 2019 |
1st report cal.418 |
Feb 05, 2019 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S3313
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
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Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2019-S3313 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3313 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3313 SPONSOR: SANDERS SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 205 of the correction law providing a certificate of relief from disabilities, or a certificate of good conduct if applicable, to a person granted merit termination of sentence. Section 2 amends subdivision 4 of section 259-j of the executive law providing a certificate of relief from disabilities, or a certificate of good conduct if applicable, to a person granted discretionary three-year discharge from community supervision pursuant to subdivision one of this section. Section 3 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Criminal records result in a host of unintended consequences, including barriers to reentry so that even when the sentence is served and the
2019-S3313 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3313 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, MONTGOMERY, SAVINO -- 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 and the executive law, in relation to certificates upon discharge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 205 of the correction law, as added by section 32 of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: 2. (A) A merit termination granted by the department under this section shall constitute a termination of the sentence with respect to which it was granted. No such merit termination shall be granted unless the department is satisfied that termination of sentence from presump- tive release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision is in the best interest of society, and that the parolee or releasee, otherwise financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of any mandatory surcharge previously imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction, has made a good faith effort to comply there- with. (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON GRANTED MERIT TERMINATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS CHAPTER OR A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD CONDUCT UNDER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THREE-B OF THIS CHAPTER, AS APPLICABLE. § 2. Section 259-j of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A PERSON GRANTED DISCHARGE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THREE OF THE CORRECTION LAW OR A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD CONDUCT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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