assembly Bill A2377

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing

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Mar 10, 2022 advanced to third reading cal.466
Mar 08, 2022 reported
Jan 05, 2022 referred to judiciary
Jan 19, 2021 referred to judiciary

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A2377 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8065
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §510, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9194
2019-2020: A4760, S221
2023-2024: A1432, S206

A2377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing, including any period of probation or community supervision.

A2377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2377
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  AUBRY,  WEPRIN, PERRY, CRUZ -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the  lifetime
   ban  on  jury  duty  for  convicted  felons  who  have completed their
   sentencing

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  510 of the judiciary law, as
 amended by chapter 86 of the  laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  [Not  have  been]  IF  convicted  of  a felony, HAVE COMPLETED ANY
 SENTENCING RELATED TO SUCH CONVICTION, INCLUDING ANY PERIOD OF PROBATION
 OR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00605-01-1