| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Oct 28, 2021 | signed chap.521 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | delivered to governor |
| Jun 10, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.696 substituted for a465a |
| Jun 10, 2021 | substituted by s1555a |
| Jun 09, 2021 | ordered to third reading rules cal.696 rules report cal.696 reported reported referred to rules |
| May 21, 2021 | print number 465a |
| May 21, 2021 | amend and recommit to election law |
| Jan 06, 2021 | referred to election law |
assembly Bill A465A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROZIC
Current Bill Status Via S1555 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
A465 - Details
A465 - Summary
Relates to the confidentiality of registration records for victims of domestic violence; requires victims of domestic violence wishing to make their registration records confidential to deliver a signed written statement swearing or affirming that they are victims of domestic violence and due to the threat of physical or emotional harm they wish to keep their registration record confidential.
A465 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
465
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the confidentiality of
registration records for victims of domestic violence
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 396 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
follows:
2. (A) A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MAY DELIVER TO THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS, IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN SUCH VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS
REGISTERED OR INTENDS TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, IN
PERSON OR BY MAIL, A SIGNED WRITTEN STATEMENT SWEARING OR AFFIRMING:
(I) THAT SUCH PERSON IS THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND
(II) THAT BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL HARM TO THEM-
SELF OR TO FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, SUCH PERSON WISHES FOR THEIR
REGISTRATION RECORD TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
(B) Upon application made to the [supreme court, county court, or
family court, in the county wherein a victim of domestic violence is
registered pursuant to this article, the court may issue an order
requiring] BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ENSURE that any registration record
kept or maintained in accordance with this article and any other records
with respect to such [an individual] VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE be kept
separate and apart from other such 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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Jonathan Jacobson
A465A (ACTIVE) - Details
A465A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the confidentiality of registration records for victims of domestic violence; requires victims of domestic violence wishing to make their registration records confidential to deliver a signed written statement swearing or affirming that they are victims of domestic violence and due to the threat of physical or emotional harm they wish to keep their registration record confidential.
A465A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
465--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the confidentiality of
registration records for victims of domestic violence
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 396 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
follows:
2. (A) A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MAY DELIVER TO THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS, IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN SUCH VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS
REGISTERED OR INTENDS TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, IN
PERSON OR BY MAIL, A SIGNED WRITTEN STATEMENT SWEARING OR AFFIRMING:
(I) THAT SUCH PERSON IS THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND
(II) THAT BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL HARM TO THEM-
SELF OR TO FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, SUCH PERSON WISHES FOR THEIR
REGISTRATION RECORD TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
(B) Upon application made to the [supreme court, county court, or
family court, in the county wherein a victim of domestic violence is
registered pursuant to this article, the court may issue an order
requiring] BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ENSURE that any registration record
kept or maintained in accordance with this article and any other records
with respect to such [an individual] VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE be kept
separate and apart from other such 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. THE CONFI-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets