Assembly Bill A7238A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits using possession of reproductive or sexual health devices as evidence in a trial, hearing or proceeding in certain circumstances

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  • 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-A7238 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4834
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §4519-a, CPLR; amd §60.47, CP L; amd §841, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1289
2011-2012: S323
2013-2014: S1379
2015-2016: S1018
2017-2018: S5694
2019-2020: S729
2023-2024: A151, S4167

2021-A7238 - Summary

Provides that possession of a condom or other reproductive or sexual health device may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding as evidence of conduct which would constitute an offense defined in article 230 of the penal law.

2021-A7238 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7238
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, the criminal procedure
   law and the executive law, in relation to  prohibiting  possession  of
   reproductive  or  sexual health devices from being permitted in speci-
   fied criminal or civil proceedings as evidence of prostitution
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "End crimi-
 nalization of condoms act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that promoting
 and  protecting  health  and  respecting and fulfilling human rights are
 necessarily  linked,  and  that  health-oriented  and  rights-based  law
 enforcement efforts are central to the effective provision of government
 services  for the benefit of the people of the state. Section 3 of arti-
 cle 17 of the New York state constitution requires that the  legislature
 protect  and  promote  the  health of the inhabitants of this state as a
 matter of public concern. Despite  these  provisions,  for  purposes  of
 prosecuting  certain criminal, civil and administrative offenses, repro-
 ductive and sexual health tools, including condoms, are currently  being
 destroyed, confiscated, or used as evidence by law enforcement officers.
 This  legislation is intended to strengthen the public health of all New
 Yorkers, including the most vulnerable, while preserving the ability  of
 law  enforcement  to  prosecute  other  crimes  such  as  felony  sexual
 offenses. The purpose of this act is to avoid the  disparate  impact  of
 the  practice of citing condoms and other reproductive and sexual health
 tools as evidence upon survivors of trafficking and people  who  are  or
 are profiled as being engaged in the sex trades.
   §  3.  The  civil  practice  law  and rules is amended by adding a new
 section 4519-a to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08338-03-1
              

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2021-A7238A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4834
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Add §4519-a, CPLR; amd §60.47, CP L; amd §841, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1289
2011-2012: S323
2013-2014: S1379
2015-2016: S1018
2017-2018: S5694
2019-2020: S729
2023-2024: A151, S4167

2021-A7238A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that possession of a condom or other reproductive or sexual health device may not be received in evidence in any trial, hearing or proceeding as evidence of conduct which would constitute an offense defined in article 230 of the penal law.

2021-A7238A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7238--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CRUZ, FERNANDEZ, GLICK, SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Judiciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, the criminal procedure
   law  and  the  executive law, in relation to prohibiting possession of
   reproductive or sexual health devices from being permitted  in  speci-
   fied criminal or civil proceedings as evidence of prostitution
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "end crimi-
 nalization of condoms act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that promoting
 and protecting health and respecting and  fulfilling  human  rights  are
 necessarily  linked,  and  that  health-oriented  and  rights-based  law
 enforcement efforts are central to the effective provision of government
 services for the benefit of the people of the state. Section 3 of  arti-
 cle  17 of the New York state constitution requires that the legislature
 protect and promote the health of the inhabitants of  this  state  as  a
 matter  of  public  concern.  Despite  these provisions, for purposes of
 prosecuting certain criminal, civil and administrative offenses,  repro-
 ductive  and sexual health tools, including condoms, are currently being
 destroyed, confiscated, or used as evidence by law enforcement officers.
 This legislation is intended to strengthen the public health of all  New
 Yorkers,  including the most vulnerable, while preserving the ability of
 law  enforcement  to  prosecute  other  crimes  such  as  felony  sexual
 offenses.  The  purpose  of this act is to avoid the disparate impact of
 the practice of citing condoms and other reproductive and sexual  health
 tools  as  evidence  upon survivors of trafficking and people who are or
 are profiled as being engaged in the sex trades.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08338-05-2
              

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