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Jan 06, 2021 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S1014
Sponsored By
Brian A. Benjamin
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
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Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Jabari Brisport
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
S1014 (ACTIVE) - Details
S1014 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1014 SPONSOR: BENJAMIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentenc- ing PURPOSE: To remove the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that subdivision 3 of section 510 of the Judiciary law shall be amended to change a qualification for jury duty, namely chang- ing it from a prohibiting convicted felons from serving to allow that if someone has been convicted of a felony, that if that person has completed any sentencing, including parole and probation, that person
S1014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1014 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, MYRIE, PARKER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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
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