Assembly Bill A8033

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the governor from preventing or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement

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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-A8033 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§13 & 30-a, amd §29-a, Exec L

2023-A8033 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the governor from preventing or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement; prohibits state agencies from preventing or inhibiting collaboration with federal agencies for the purposes of federal immigration enforcement.

2023-A8033 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8033
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO, SLATER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the gover-
   nor  from  preventing  or inhibiting state agency cooperation with the
   federal government for the purposes of immigration enforcement

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 13 to
 read as follows:
   § 13. STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  AGENCY  COOPERATION.  1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  THE  TERM "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN (A) ALL
 AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS OVER WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAS EXECUTIVE  AUTHORI-
 TY; AND (B) ALL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, BOARDS,
 AND  COMMISSIONS,  FOR  WHICH THE GOVERNOR APPOINTS THE CHAIR, THE CHIEF
 EXECUTIVE, OR THE MAJORITY OF BOARD MEMBERS.
   2. THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOT, THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDER OR ANY OTHER EXECU-
 TIVE POWER, PREVENT OR  INHIBIT  STATE  AGENCIES  AND  THEIR  EMPLOYEES,
 INCLUDING  LAW  ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FROM WORKING WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF  FEDERAL  IMMIGRATION  ENFORCEMENT,  NOR  SHALL  THE
 GOVERNOR  PROHIBIT  INFORMATION  GATHERING  OR OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE
 THAT AIDS IN SUCH ENFORCEMENT.
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 30-a to read
 as follows:
   § 30-A. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT LIMITATIONS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS
 SECTION  THE TERM "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN (A) ALL AGENCIES AND DEPART-
 MENTS OVER WHICH THE GOVERNOR  HAS  EXECUTIVE  AUTHORITY;  AND  (B)  ALL
 PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPORATIONS,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, AND COMMIS-
 SIONS, FOR WHICH THE GOVERNOR APPOINTS THE CHAIR, THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE,
 OR THE MAJORITY OF BOARD MEMBERS.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13176-01-3
 A. 8033                             2

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