Assembly Actions -
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Mar 28, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 27, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 26, 2024 |
1st report cal.717 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to judiciary returned to senate died in assembly |
May 16, 2023 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 15, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2023 |
1st report cal.795 |
Apr 18, 2023 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S6417
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7596
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§42 & 216, Judy L; amd §837-u, Exec L
2023-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for review of bail data reports by the state commission on judicial conduct to study such reports for evidence of bias or prejudice by any judge or justice, and where appropriate based on such reports, to initiate, investigate, and hear complaints and otherwise comment on matters of bias and prejudice evidenced therein.
2023-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6417 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law and the executive law, in relation to providing for review of bail data reports by the state commission on judicial conduct PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA: The purpose of this bill is to allow the commission on judicial conduct to investigate potential bias in the judiciary with respect to matters of pretrial release and detention. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The first three sections of the bill amend the relevant provisions of the judiciary law and the executive law to allow the Commission on Judi- cial Conduct to monitor and investigate bias in the court system. The fourth and final section of the bill sets forth the effective date.
2023-S6417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6417 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law and the executive law, in relation to providing for review of bail data reports by the state commission on judicial conduct THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 42 of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 156 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows: 3. (A) To request and receive from any court, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state or political subdivision thereof or any public authority such assistance, information and data as will enable it properly to carry out its functions, powers and duties. (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE REPORTS OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS AND THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-U OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, TO STUDY SUCH REPORTS FOR EVIDENCE OF BIAS OR PREJUDICE BY ANY JUDGE OR JUSTICE; AND WHERE APPROPRIATE BASED ON SUCH REPORTS, TO INITIATE, INVESTIGATE, AND HEAR COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION FORTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE AND OTHERWISE COMMENT ON MATTERS OF BIAS AND PREJUDICE EVIDENCED THEREIN IN ITS ANNUAL REPORTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 216 of the judiciary law, as amended by section 1 of subpart G of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 5. The chief administrator of the courts, in conjunction with the division of criminal justice services, shall collect data and report every six months regarding pretrial release and detention. Such data and report shall contain information categorized by age, gender, racial and ethnic background; regarding the nature of the criminal offenses, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10891-01-3
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