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Senate Bill S4151
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 32nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- 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
2019-S4151 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6187
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §296, Exec L
2019-S4151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4151 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to removing the requirement to reveal certain past convictions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Clarifies that individuals with certain sealed criminal convictions or violations are permitted to answer in the negative if they are unlaw- fully asked if they have ever been convicted of a crime or violation. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one clarifies that individuals with sealed convictions pursuant to sections 160.55, 160.58, or 160.59 of the criminal procedure law are permitted to answer in the negative when asked if they have ever been convicted of a crime or violation. Section two is the effective date.
2019-S4151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4151 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 1, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to removing the require- ment to reveal certain past convictions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by section 48-a of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 16. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice, unless specif- ically required or permitted by statute, for any person, agency, bureau, corporation or association, including the state and any political subdi- vision thereof, to make any inquiry about, whether in any form of appli- cation or otherwise, or to act upon adversely to the individual involved, any arrest or criminal accusation of such individual not then pending against that individual which was followed by a termination of that criminal action or proceeding in favor of such individual, as defined in subdivision two of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, or by a youthful offender adjudication, as defined in subdivision one of section 720.35 of the criminal procedure law, or by a conviction for a violation sealed pursuant to section 160.55 of the criminal proce- dure law or by a conviction which is sealed pursuant to section 160.59 or 160.58 of the criminal procedure law, in connection with the licens- ing, employment or providing of credit or insurance to such individual; provided, further, that no person shall be required to divulge informa- tion pertaining to any arrest or criminal accusation of such individual not then pending against that individual which was followed by a termi- nation of that criminal action or proceeding in favor of such individ- ual, as defined in subdivision two of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, or by a youthful offender adjudication, as defined in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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