assembly Bill A976

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that are submitted to the custody of law enforcement

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 03, 2023 signed chap.31
delivered to governor
Feb 07, 2023 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.163
substituted for s2226
Jan 24, 2023 referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.45
rules report cal.45
reported
reported referred to rules
Jan 11, 2023 referred to codes

A976 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2226
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2805-i, Pub Health L; amd §2, Chap of 2022 (as proposed in S.7867-A & A.9596-A)

A976 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of the statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense that are submitted to the custody of law enforcement; relates to the effectiveness of such provisions.

A976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    976
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public health law, in relation to implementing a
   statewide electronic tracking system for evidence collection kits used
   to collect and preserve evidence of a  sexual  assault  or  other  sex
   offence  that  are submitted to the custody of law enforcement; and to
   amend a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending  the  public  health  law
   relating  to  implementing  a statewide electronic tracking system for
   evidence collection kits used to collect and preserve  evidence  of  a
   sexual  assault or other sex offense, as proposed in legislative bills
   numbers S. 7867-A and A. 9596-A,  in  relation  to  the  effectiveness
   thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 2805-i of the public  health  law,
 as added by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the public health law
 relating  to  implementing  a  statewide  electronic tracking system for
 evidence collection kits used to collect  and  preserve  evidence  of  a
 sexual  assault  or  other sex offense, as proposed in legislative bills
 numbers S. 7867-A and A. 9596-A, is amended to read as follows:
   8. (a) The division of criminal justice services in consultation  with
 the  department,  the  office  of victim services, the division of state
 police, and the New York State Coalition Against  Sexual  Assault  shall
 develop  [and  implement]  a  statewide  electronic  tracking system for
 evidence collection kits used to collect  and  preserve  evidence  of  a
 sexual assault or other sex offense THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF
 LAW  ENFORCEMENT.  SUCH  STATEWIDE  ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEM SHALL NOT
 INCLUDE EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS NOT IN THE CUSTODY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
   (b) [The division of criminal justice services shall implement  proto-
 cols and administer the statewide electronic tracking system.] The divi-
 sion  of criminal justice services shall promulgate rules and guidelines
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04192-01-3