Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2022 |
signed chap.531 |
Aug 05, 2022 |
delivered to governor |
May 11, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.110 substituted for a3429a |
May 11, 2022 |
substituted by s3150a |
May 10, 2022 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.110 rules report cal.110 reported |
May 09, 2022 |
reported referred to rules |
May 04, 2022 |
print number 3429a |
May 04, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations |
Mar 07, 2022 |
reference changed to governmental operations |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to transportation |
Jan 26, 2021 |
referred to transportation |
Assembly Bill A3429A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COOK
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S3150 - 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Latoya Joyner
Inez E. Dickens
Sandy Galef
Al Taylor
multi-Sponsors
Harvey Epstein
Judy Griffin
Andrew Hevesi
Alicia Hyndman
2021-A3429 - Details
2021-A3429 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3429 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 26, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, JOYNER, DICKENS, GALEF, TAYLOR, LAVINE, HUNTER, DAVILA, WILLIAMS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, GRIFFIN, HEVESI, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring police officers to notify family members in person of a relative's death in certain circumstances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Valeria's law". § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 603-c to read as follows: § 603-C. ACCIDENTS; POLICE TO NOTIFY IN PERSON. EVERY POLICE OFFICER TO WHOM AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH TO A PERSON IN WHICH THE POLICE OFFICER DOES NOT HAVE REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THE DECEASED WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE CONDUCT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS OR HER DEATH, SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY IN PERSON A MEMBER OF THE DECEASED'S FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER SUCH ACCIDENT IF THE POLICE OFFI- CER HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERSON'S DEATH AND HAS KNOWLEDGE THAT A CORON- ER, OR OTHER OFFICIAL PERFORMING LIKE FUNCTIONS HAS NOT ALREADY NOTIFIED A FAMILY MEMBER. SUCH PERSONAL NOTIFICATION SHALL INDICATE WITHOUT LIMI- TATION THE TIME OF THE DECEASED'S DEATH, THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE LOCATION OF THE DECEASED'S BODY OR REMAINS. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth 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 and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07720-01-1
co-Sponsors
Latoya Joyner
Inez E. Dickens
Sandy Galef
Al Taylor
multi-Sponsors
Harvey Epstein
Judy Griffin
Andrew Hevesi
Alicia Hyndman
2021-A3429A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A3429A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3429--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 26, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COOK, JOYNER, DICKENS, GALEF, TAYLOR, LAVINE, HUNTER, DAVILA, WILLIAMS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN, GRIFFIN, HEVESI, HYNDMAN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to policies and proce- dures regarding death notifications THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE COUNCIL SHALL, IN ADDITION: (A) DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND DISSEMINATE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES, A MODEL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEATH NOTIFICATION POLICY SETTING FORTH RECOMMENDED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING IN-PERSON DEATH NOTIFICATIONS TO A DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S NEXT OF KIN. SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL MAKE PROVISIONS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CURRENT AND NEW POLICE OFFICERS IN THE PLANNING, PREPARA- TION, AND DELIVERY OF IN-PERSON DEATH NOTIFICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR: (I) THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL, THE COLLECTION OF ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL, AND THE IDEN- TIFICATION OF THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S NEXT OF KIN; AND (II) THE ACTUAL DELIVERY OF IN-PERSON DEATH NOTIFICATIONS TO THE DECEASED'S NEXT OF KIN WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FOLLOWING THE IDENTIFI- CATION OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH POLICIES AND PROCE- DURES SHALL PROVIDE THAT, IN THE EVENT THAT AN IN-PERSON DEATH NOTIFICA- TION CANNOT BE PROVIDED TO THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S NEXT OF KIN WITHIN SUCH TIMEFRAME, THE FAILURE OR DELAY OF SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL BE DOCU- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07720-02-2
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