Senate Bill S627

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York civil rights cold case records collection act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S627 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5332
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 57-C §§57.60 - 57.63, Arts & Cul L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7797, A10158
2023-2024: S5034, A3794

2021-S627 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York civil rights cold case records collection act; directs the state archivist to create a civil rights cold case records collection; creates the civil rights cold case records review board which shall assist the archivist in the collection of civil rights cold case records.

2021-S627 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    627
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to enact-
   ing the New York civil rights cold case records collection act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  arts and cultural affairs law is amended by adding a
 new article 57-C to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 57-C
                           NEW YORK CIVIL RIGHTS
                     COLD CASE RECORDS COLLECTION ACT
 SECTION 57.60. DEFINITIONS.
         57.61. CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS COLLECTION.
         57.62. GROUNDS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.
         57.63. CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORDS REVIEW  BOARD;  ESTABLISH-
                 MENT AND POWERS.
   §  57.60. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1.  "CIVIL  RIGHTS  COLD  CASE"
 MEANS  ANY  UNSOLVED  CASE  OCCURRING  WITHIN A JURISDICTION IN NEW YORK
 STATE ARISING OUT OF EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE  PERIOD  BEGINNING
 ON  JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY AND ENDING ON DECEMBER THIRTY-
 FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE, AND INVOLVING:
   (A) CONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS UNDER 18 USC § 241;
   (B) DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW UNDER 18 USC § 242;
   (C) FEDERALLY PROTECTED ACTIVITIES UNDER 18 USC § 245;
   (D) PEONAGE AND INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE UNDER 18 USC § 1581 AND 18 USC §
 1584; OR
   (E) THE FAIR HOUSING ACT UNDER 42 U.S.C. 3631.
   2. "CIVIL RIGHTS COLD CASE RECORD" MEANS A NEW YORK STATE RECORD THAT:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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