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Assembly Bill A5414

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons

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2025-A5414 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §510 sub 3, amd §517, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4760
2021-2022: A2377
2023-2024: A1432

2025-A5414 - Summary

Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.

2025-A5414 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5414
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred 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;  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 REPEALED.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.
                                                            LBD05843-03-5

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2025-A5414A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §510 sub 3, amd §517, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4760
2021-2022: A2377
2023-2024: A1432

2025-A5414A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.

2025-A5414A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5414--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GIBBS, ROMERO, REYES, BURROUGHS, OTIS, DAIS,
   SHRESTHA, TORRES, GALLAGHER, TAYLOR, JACKSON, CRUZ,  EPSTEIN,  KELLES,
   SEAWRIGHT, WALKER, HEVESI, CUNNINGHAM, SIMONE, DAVILA, SIMON, SHIMSKY,
   ZACCARO,  ANDERSON, HOOKS, LUCAS, WEPRIN, SOLAGES, BORES, MEEKS, HYND-
   MAN, ZINERMAN, LUNSFORD, GLICK,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  ROSENTHAL,  BURDICK,
   SEPTIMO,  WRIGHT,  LASHER,  CHANDLER-WATERMAN, TAPIA, RAGA, O'PHARROW,
   MITAYNES -- read once and referred 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
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 510 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter  86
 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   §  510.  Qualifications. [In order to] TO qualify as a juror, a person
 must:
   1. Be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county.
   2. Be not less than eighteen years of age.
   3. [Not have been convicted of a felony.
   4.] Be able to understand and communicate in the English language.
   § 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 EXCUSED WHILE THE PERSON IS INCARCERATED
 FOR SUCH FELONY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05843-07-5

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