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Jan 11, 2023 | print number 206a |
Jan 11, 2023 | amend (t) and recommit to judiciary |
Jan 04, 2023 | referred to judiciary |
senate Bill S206A
Sponsored By
Cordell Cleare
(D) 30th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
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S206 - Details
S206 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S206 SPONSOR: CLEARE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentenc- ing PURPOSE: To remove the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that subdivision 3 of section 510 of the Judiciary law shall be amended to change a qualification for jury duty, namely chang- ing it from a prohibiting convicted felons from serving to allow that if someone has been convicted of a felony, that if that person has completed any sentencing, including parole and probation, that person may serve on a jury.
S206 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 206 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 510 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: 3. [Not have been] IF convicted of a felony, HAVE COMPLETED ANY SENTENCING RELATED TO SUCH CONVICTION, INCLUDING ANY PERIOD OF PROBATION OR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01196-01-3
Co-Sponsors
Jamaal T. Bailey
(D) 36th Senate District
Jabari Brisport
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
Leroy Comrie
(D) 14th Senate District
Kristen Gonzalez
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
S206A (ACTIVE) - Details
S206A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S206A SPONSOR: CLEARE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; and to repeal certain provisions of such law related thereto PURPOSE: To remove the lifetime ban on jury duty for people convicted of felonies who have completed any term of incarceration. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that subdivision 3 of section 510 of the Judiciary law shall be amended to change a qualification for jury duty, namely chang- ing it from a categorical prohibition on people with felony convictions serving on juries to permit people with felony convictions to serve on a jury if they have completed any term of incarceration.
S206A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 206--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons; and to repeal certain provisions of such law related thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 510 of the judiciary law is REPEALED. § 2. Section 517 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows: (D) THE JURY SERVICE OF ANY PERSON SERVING A TERM OF INCARCERATION FOR A FELONY CONVICTION SHALL BE POSTPONED WHILE THE PERSON IS INCARCERATED FOR SUCH FELONY. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01196-03-3
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