Senate Bill S214

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S214 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2105
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§621, 625, 627 & 631, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7573, A8619

2023-S214 - Summary

Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforcement reporting requirement, providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed and the confidentiality of certain records.

2023-S214 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S214 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    214
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  BAILEY,  BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COONEY,
   GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KAVANAGH,  KENNEDY,
   LIU,  PARKER,  RAMOS,  RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY, THOMAS --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding eligibility
   for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds
   by removing the mandatory law enforcement  reporting  requirement  and
   providing  alternative forms of evidence that would show that a quali-
   fying crime was committed
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 621 of the execu-
 tive  law,  as amended by chapter 710 of the laws of 1996, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) an act committed in New York state which would, if committed by  a
 mentally  competent  criminally  responsible  adult,  who  has  no legal
 exemption or defense, constitute a crime as defined in and proscribed by
 law, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY SUSPECT  WAS  ARRESTED,  CHARGED,  APPRE-
 HENDED OR PROSECUTED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE ACT OR WHETHER THE CLAIM-
 ANT  HAS  INTERACTED  WITH  A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY INVESTIGATING SUCH
 ACT; or
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 625 of the executive law, as amended  by
 section  10 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
 read as follows:
   2. A claim must be filed by the claimant not  later  than  [one  year]
 THREE  YEARS  after  the occurrence or discovery of the crime upon which
 such claim is based, [one year]  THREE  YEARS  after  a  court  finds  a
 lawsuit  to be frivolous, or not later than [one year] THREE YEARS after
 the death of the victim, provided, however, that upon good cause  shown,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-S214A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2105
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§621, 625, 627 & 631, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7573, A8619

2023-S214A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands eligibility for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds by removing the mandatory law enforcement reporting requirement, providing alternative forms of evidence that would show that a qualifying crime was committed and the confidentiality of certain records.

2023-S214A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S214A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  214--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  BAILEY, BRESLIN, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE,
   COMRIE, COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS,  GONZALEZ,  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,
   HINCHEY,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  JACKSON,  KAVANAGH,  KENNEDY,  LIU,  PARKER,
   RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS,
   WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding eligibility
   for victims and survivors of crime to access victim compensation funds
   by removing  the  mandatory  law  enforcement  reporting  requirement,
   providing  alternative forms of evidence that would show that a quali-
   fying crime was committed and the confidentiality of certain records
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 621 of the execu-
 tive  law,  as amended by chapter 710 of the laws of 1996, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) an act committed in New York state which would, if committed by  a
 mentally  competent  criminally  responsible  adult,  who  has  no legal
 exemption or defense, constitute a crime as defined in and proscribed by
 law, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY SUSPECT  WAS  ARRESTED,  CHARGED,  APPRE-
 HENDED OR PROSECUTED FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE ACT OR WHETHER THE CLAIM-
 ANT  HAS  INTERACTED  WITH  A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY INVESTIGATING SUCH
 ACT; or
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 625 of the executive law, as amended  by
 section  10 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
 read as follows:
   2. A claim must be filed by the claimant not  later  than  [one  year]
 THREE  YEARS  after  the occurrence or discovery of the crime upon which

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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