| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
| May 06, 2021 |
print number 6333a |
| May 06, 2021 |
amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction |
| Apr 22, 2021 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S6333A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2021-S6333 - Details
2021-S6333 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6333
SPONSOR: SERINO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility for awards
for victims of a crime
PURPOSE:
To allow the families of victims of crimes who subsequently commit
suicide to receive monetary awards from the Office of Victim Services
(OVS).
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Executive Law § 624, subdivision 1 by correcting a
grammatical error.
Section 2 amends Executive Law § 624 by adding a new subdivision 3 which
states that a victim of a crime who commits suicide within two years of
such crime shall be deemed to have died as a direct result of such
2021-S6333 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6333
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 22, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
Correction
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility for awards
for victims of a crime
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (i) and (j) of subdivision 1 of section 624 of
the executive law, subdivision (i) as amended by section 9 of part A-1
of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010 and subdivision (j) as amended by
chapter 427 of the laws of 1999, are amended to read as follows:
(i) a surviving spouse of a crime victim who died from causes not
directly related to the crime when such victim died prior to filing a
claim with the office or subsequent to filing a claim but prior to the
rendering of a decision by the office. Such award shall be limited to
out-of-pocket loss incurred as a direct result of the crime; [and]
(j) a spouse, child or stepchild of a victim of a crime who has
sustained personal physical injury as a direct result of a crime[.]; AND
§ 2. Section 624 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A VICTIM OF A CRIME WHO COMMITS
SUICIDE WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH CRIME SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE DIED
AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SUCH CRIME, UNLESS THE OFFICE DETERMINES THAT THE
SUICIDE WAS NOT IN ANY WAY A RESULT OF BEING THE VICTIM OF SUCH CRIME.
§ 3. Subdivision 5 of section 631 of the executive law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(H) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, THE
OFFICE SHALL DISREGARD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VICTIM FOR HIS OWN
INJURY WHERE THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE VICTIM COMMITTED SUICIDE WITHIN
TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH CRIME, UNLESS THE OFFICE DETERMINES THAT THE
SUICIDE WAS NOT IN ANY WAY A RESULT OF BEING THE VICTIM OF SUCH CRIME.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
2021-S6333A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S6333A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6333A
SPONSOR: SERINO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility for awards
for victims of a crime
PURPOSE:
To allow the families of victims of crimes who subsequently commit
suicide to receive monetary awards from the Office of Victim Services
(OVS).
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Executive Law § 624, subdivision 1 by correcting a
grammatical error.
Section 2 amends Executive Law § 624 by adding a new subdivision 3 which
states that a victim of a crime who commits suicide within two years of
such crime shall be deemed to have died as a direct result of such
2021-S6333A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6333--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 22, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility for awards
for victims of a crime
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (i) and (j) of subdivision 1 of section 624 of
the executive law, paragraph (i) as amended by section 9 of part A-1 of
chapter 56 of the laws of 2010 and paragraph (j) as amended by chapter
427 of the laws of 1999, are amended to read as follows:
(i) a surviving spouse of a crime victim who died from causes not
directly related to the crime when such victim died prior to filing a
claim with the office or subsequent to filing a claim but prior to the
rendering of a decision by the office. Such award shall be limited to
out-of-pocket loss incurred as a direct result of the crime; [and]
(j) a spouse, child or stepchild of a victim of a crime who has
sustained personal physical injury as a direct result of a crime[.]; AND
§ 2. Section 624 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A VICTIM OF A CRIME WHO COMMITS
SUICIDE WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH CRIME SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE DIED
AS A DIRECT RESULT OF SUCH CRIME, UNLESS THE OFFICE DETERMINES THAT THE
SUICIDE WAS NOT IN ANY WAY A RESULT OF BEING THE VICTIM OF SUCH CRIME.
§ 3. Subdivision 5 of section 631 of the executive law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
(H) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, THE
OFFICE SHALL DISREGARD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VICTIM FOR HIS OWN
INJURY WHERE THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE VICTIM COMMITTED SUICIDE WITHIN
TWO YEARS AFTER SUCH CRIME, UNLESS THE OFFICE DETERMINES THAT THE
SUICIDE WAS NOT IN ANY WAY A RESULT OF BEING THE VICTIM OF SUCH CRIME.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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