senate Bill S225

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the abolition of slavery for persons convicted of crimes

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 07, 2023 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 06, 2023 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 04, 2023 referred to judiciary

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S225 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3412
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Add Art 1 §20, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6781, A8661
2021-2022: S308, A3142

S225 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that 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.

S225 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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