Assembly Bill A6996

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Expands the investigative authority of the attorney general

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A6996 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §63, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4593

2021-A6996 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the investigative authority of the attorney general to investigate the alleged commission of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, sexual abuse or sexual assault with respect to statewide elected officials, members of the legislature, employees of the legislature, state officers and employees, candidates for statewide elected office and candidates for the senate or assembly.

2021-A6996 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6996
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding the investi-
   gative authority of the attorney general
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 63 of the executive law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17.  INVESTIGATE  THE  ALLEGED COMMISSION OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ABUSE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT  WITH  RESPECT  TO  STATEWIDE
 ELECTED OFFICIALS, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLA-
 TURE, STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS SEVENTY-THREE
 AND SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE
 ELECTED  OFFICE AND CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY, AND TO PROSE-
 CUTE THE PERSON OR PERSONS BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED THE SAME  AND  ANY
 CRIME  OR  OFFENSE  ARISING  OUT OF SUCH INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OR
 BOTH, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO APPEARING BEFORE AND  PRESENTING  ALL
 SUCH MATTERS TO A GRAND JURY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10212-01-1

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