Assembly Actions -
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May 20, 2021 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 27, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 26, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 21, 2021 |
1st report cal.718 |
Feb 08, 2021 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 07, 2021 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S1149
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2021-S1149 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1149 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of motor vehicles and the federal bureau of prisons, to develop a program to provide an identification card to each inmate upon the release of such inmate from custody.
2021-S1149 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1149 SPONSOR: BENJAMIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to providing identifica- tion cards to inmates upon release from incarceration PURPOSE: To improve the re-entry of formerly incarcerated individuals by removing an unnecessary stigma and help those individuals become productive members of society by giving them the same documentation as any other person. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new section 11 of the Corrections Law to require the commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to work together with the commissioner of Motor Vehicles to provide state identity cards to convicts leaving the custody of the department of Corrections and
2021-S1149 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1149 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BENJAMIN, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to providing identifica- tion cards to inmates upon release from incarceration THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 11 to read as follows: § 11. IDENTIFICATION CARD PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTA- TION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AN IDENTIFICATION CARD TO EACH INMATE UPON THE RELEASE OF SUCH INMATE FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OR FROM THE CUSTODY OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS WHEN SUCH INMATE IS A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE. NO FEE SHALL BE CHARGED TO AN INMATE FOR THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF SUCH IDENTIFICATION CARD. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "IDENTIFICATION CARD" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- sary for the implementation 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. LBD04985-01-1
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