Assembly Bill A2539

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain justices and judges to visit the correctional facility with the highest population in the county in which such justice or judge was elected or appointed

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A2539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5087
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Add §211-b, Judy L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8571, S8236

2023-A2539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires justices of the supreme court, judges of the county court and judges of the court of claims, regularly sitting in a criminal term or in a term with criminal as well as civil jurisdiction to visit the correctional facility with the highest population of incarcerated individuals in the county in which he or she is appointed or elected within two years of such appointment or election and every two years thereafter; requires a report on the conditions of such correctional facility.

2023-A2539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2539
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  judiciary law, in relation to requiring certain
   justices and judges to visit the correctional facility with the  high-
   est  population  in  the  county  in  which  such justice or judge was
   elected or appointed

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 211-b
 to read as follows:
   § 211-B. CORRECTIONAL FACILITY VISITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDGES  AND
 JUSTICES.  1.    THE  CHIEF  JUDGE SHALL REQUIRE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME
 COURT, JUDGES OF THE COUNTY COURT AND JUDGES OF  THE  COURT  OF  CLAIMS,
 REGULARLY  SITTING IN A CRIMINAL TERM OR IN A TERM WITH CRIMINAL AS WELL
 AS CIVIL JURISDICTION TO VISIT THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITH THE  HIGH-
 EST  POPULATION  OF INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH
 JUSTICE OR JUDGE IS APPOINTED  OR  ELECTED  WITHIN  TWO  YEARS  OF  SUCH
 APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION AND EVERY TWO YEARS THEREAFTER.  SUCH VISITATION
 REQUIREMENT  SHALL  BE  IN  ADDITION  TO THE REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO 22
 NYCRR SECTION 17.1.
   2. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF  A  VISIT  TO  THE  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  AS
 REQUIRED  BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE JUSTICE OR JUDGE SHALL
 PREPARE A REPORT ON THE CONDITIONS OF  SUCH  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  AND
 SUBMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF APPEALS. SUCH CONDITIONS
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE WELFARE OF INCARCERATED INDI-
 VIDUALS,  HEALTHCARE  PROVIDED  TO  INCARCERATED  INDIVIDUALS,  SANITARY
 CONDITIONS  IN  THE  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY AND ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
 AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND INCARCERATED INDIVID-
 UALS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03150-01-3

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