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senate Bill S225
Sponsored By
Zellnor Myrie
(D) 20th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Samra G. Brouk
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
Cordell Cleare
(D) 30th Senate District
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Jeremy A. Cooney
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
S225 (ACTIVE) - Details
S225 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S225 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to the abolition of slav- ery for persons convicted of crimes PURPOSE: To amend the New York State Constitution to allow incarcerated persons the right to refuse to work while in prison. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 proposes an amendment to article 1 of the New York State Constitution to forbid forced labor of incarcerated individuals in any state prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory. Section 2 provides the effective date.
S225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 225 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KRUEGER, SALAZAR, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to the abolition of slavery for persons convicted of crimes Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 1 of the constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows: § 20. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF CRIMES. NEITHER SLAVERY NOR INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE SHALL EXIST IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF CRIMES. NO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL IN ANY STATE OR LOCAL PRISON, PENITENTIARY, JAIL OR REFORMATORY SHALL BE COMPELLED OR INDUCED TO PROVIDE LABOR AGAINST HIS OR HER WILL BY ACTUAL OR THREATENED FORCE, PUNISHMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS REASONABLY LIKELY TO CAUSE THE INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL TO BELIEVE THAT IF THEY DO NOT PROVIDE SUCH LABOR THAT THEY OR ANOTHER PERSON WOULD SUFFER PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL HARM, OR OTHER ADVERSE CONSE- QUENCES. ANY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO VOLUNTARILY PROVIDES LABOR SHALL BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION AND ALL LABOR PROTECTIONS THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR WORK OF A SIMILAR NATURE, BUT FOR SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S CONDI- TION OF INCARCERATION. THIS SECTION SHALL BE SELF-EXECUTING. § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform- ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89022-01-3
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