Assembly Bill A3492

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing certain public officials and members of the clergy to visit sex offender civil confinement facilities

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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-A3492 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10.10, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11031
2021-2022: A3114

2023-A3492 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing certain public officials and members of the clergy to visit sex offender civil confinement facilities.

2023-A3492 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3492
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. EPSTEIN, K. BROWN -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental  hygiene  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing
   certain public officials and members of the clergy to visit sex offen-
   der civil confinement facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 10.10 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (j) to read as follows:
   (J) THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO VISIT AT PLEASURE ALL
 SECURE TREATMENT FACILITIES ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS ARTICLE: GOVERNOR AND
 LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR,  COMMISSIONER  OF  GENERAL  SERVICES,  SECRETARY OF
 STATE, COMPTROLLER AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE  AND
 THEIR  ACCOMPANYING STAFF, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SUPREME COURT
 AND COUNTY JUDGES, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AND EVERY CLERGYMAN  OR  MINISTER,
 AS  SUCH  TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS
 LAW, HAVING CHARGE OF A CONGREGATION IN  THE  COUNTY  WHEREIN  ANY  SUCH
 FACILITY IS SITUATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06639-01-3

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