Senate Bill S949A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to excusing prospective jurors who are over the age of 75 or have a health condition putting such person at greater risk for severe illness from COVID-19

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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-S949 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1879
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §517, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8636, A10710
2023-2024: A687

2021-S949 - Summary

Excuses prospective jurors who are over the age of 75 or have a health condition putting such person at greater risk for severe illness from COVID-19 from service.

2021-S949 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S949 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    949
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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  excusing  prospective
   jurors  who  are over the age of 75 or have a health condition putting
   such person at greater risk for  severe  illness  from  COVID-19;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 517 of the  judi-
 ciary law, as amended by chapter 380 of the laws of 2019, is amended and
 a new paragraph 3 is added to read as follows:
   (1)  Except  as  otherwise  provided in [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS two AND
 THREE of this subdivision, the commissioner of jurors may, in his or her
 discretion, on the application of  a  prospective  juror  who  has  been
 summoned  to  attend,  excuse  such prospective juror from a part or the
 whole of the time of jury service or  may  postpone  the  time  of  jury
 service  to  a  later  day during the same or any subsequent term of the
 court, provided that if the prospective juror is a breastfeeding  mother
 and submits with her application a note from a physician indicating that
 the  prospective  juror  is breastfeeding, the commissioner shall excuse
 the prospective juror or postpone the time of jury service. The applica-
 tion shall be presented to the commissioner at such  time  and  in  such
 manner  as he or she shall require, except that an application for post-
 ponement of the initial date for jury service may be made by telephone.
   (3) AN APPLICATION TO BE EXCUSED FROM JURY SERVICE SHALL BE GRANTED IF
 THE PROSPECTIVE JUROR IS OVER THE AGE OF SEVENTY-FIVE OR IF SUCH  APPLI-
 CANT SUBMITS A LETTER WITH THEIR APPLICATION FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
 STATING  THAT  THE  PROSPECTIVE JUROR HAS AN UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITION
 WHICH PUTS SUCH PERSON AT GREATER RISK FOR SEVERE ILLNESS FROM COVID-19.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed April 1, 2022.

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2021-S949A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1879
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §517, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8636, A10710
2023-2024: A687

2021-S949A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excuses prospective jurors who are over the age of 75 or have a health condition putting such person at greater risk for severe illness from COVID-19 from service.

2021-S949A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S949A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  949--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GAUGHRAN, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the judiciary law, in relation to excusing prospective
   jurors who are over the age of 75 or have a health  condition  putting
   such  person  at  greater  risk  for severe illness from COVID-19; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 517 of the judi-
 ciary law, as amended by chapter 380 of the laws of 2019, is amended and
 a new paragraph 3 is added to read as follows:
   (1) Except as otherwise provided in  [paragraph]  PARAGRAPHS  two  AND
 THREE of this subdivision, the commissioner of jurors may, in his or her
 discretion,  on  the  application  of  a  prospective juror who has been
 summoned to attend, excuse such prospective juror from  a  part  or  the
 whole  of  the  time  of  jury  service or may postpone the time of jury
 service to a later day during the same or any  subsequent  term  of  the
 court, provided  that if the prospective juror is a breastfeeding mother
 and submits with her application a note from a physician indicating that
 the prospective juror is breastfeeding, the  commissioner  shall  excuse
 the prospective juror or postpone the time of jury service. The applica-
 tion  shall  be  presented  to the commissioner at such time and in such
 manner as he or she shall require, except that an application for  post-
 ponement of the initial date for jury service may be made by telephone.
   (3) AN APPLICATION TO BE EXCUSED FROM JURY SERVICE SHALL BE GRANTED IF
 THE  PROSPECTIVE JUROR IS OVER THE AGE OF SEVENTY-FIVE OR IF SUCH APPLI-
 CANT SUBMITS A LETTER WITH THEIR APPLICATION FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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