Senate Bill S6438

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the reporting of pretrial data by the chief administrator

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S6438 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8441
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §216, Judy L

2019-S6438 - Summary

Requires the office of court administration to publish annually on its website pretrial data and information related to pretrial detention.

2019-S6438 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6438 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6438
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law,  in  relation  to  the  reporting  of
   pretrial data by the chief administrator
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 216 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS  SHALL  REQUEST  AND  RECEIVE
 DATA  FROM  EVERY  COURT  WHERE  BAIL DECISIONS ARE MADE AND INCLUDE ALL
 POINTS OF DATA SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH  COURTS  SHALL  TRACK
 AND  RECORD SUCH DATA IN EVERY CASE TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS, IN THE
 AGGREGATE, TO THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN A  FORM  DECIDED  BY
 THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION.  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES SHALL
 COLLECT FROM ALL COUNTIES DATA RELATED TO PRETRIAL DETENTION AND INCLUDE
 RELATED POINTS OF DATA SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION. THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT
 ADMINISTRATION,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 SERVICES, SHALL PUBLISH SUCH  DATA  TO  THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT  ADMINIS-
 TRATION'S  PUBLIC WEBSITE NO LATER THAN THE FIRST OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE  SYSTEM,  BOTH  OPEN  AND  CLOSED
 CASES, DISAGGREGATED BY COUNTY;
   (B)  THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RELEASED ON RECOGNIZANCE, DISAGGREGATED
 BY RACE, GENDER, COUNTY, AND TOP CHARGE;
   (C) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RELEASED ON CONDITIONS,  SPECIFYING  THE
 NUMBER  OF  PEOPLE ORDERED TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING, THE NUMBER OF CASES
 IN WHICH THE ORDER FOR ELECTRONIC MONITORING WAS EXTENDED  BEYOND  SIXTY
 DAYS  AND  THE  AVERAGE  LENGTH  OF TIME INDIVIDUALS SPENT ON ELECTRONIC
 MONITORING, ALL DISAGGREGATED BY RACE, GENDER, COUNTY, AND TOP CHARGE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13240-01-9
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S6438A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8441
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §216, Judy L

2019-S6438A - Summary

Requires the office of court administration to publish annually on its website pretrial data and information related to pretrial detention.

2019-S6438A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6438A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6438--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GIANARIS, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, MYRIE, SALAZAR -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee  on  Rules  --  recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law,  in  relation  to  the  reporting  of
   pretrial data by the chief administrator
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 216 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS  SHALL  REQUEST  AND  RECEIVE
 DATA  FROM  EVERY  COURT  WHERE  BAIL DECISIONS ARE MADE AND INCLUDE ALL
 POINTS OF DATA SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH  COURTS  SHALL  TRACK
 AND  RECORD SUCH DATA IN EVERY CASE TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS, IN THE
 AGGREGATE, TO THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN A  FORM  DECIDED  BY
 THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION.  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES SHALL
 COLLECT FROM ALL COUNTIES DATA RELATED TO PRETRIAL DETENTION AND INCLUDE
 RELATED POINTS OF DATA SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION. THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT
 ADMINISTRATION,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 SERVICES, SHALL PUBLISH SUCH  DATA  TO  THE  OFFICE  OF  COURT  ADMINIS-
 TRATION'S  PUBLIC WEBSITE NO LATER THAN THE FIRST OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-TWO, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE  SYSTEM,  BOTH  OPEN  AND  CLOSED
 CASES, DISAGGREGATED BY COUNTY;
   (B)  THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RELEASED ON RECOGNIZANCE, DISAGGREGATED
 BY RACE, GENDER, COUNTY, AND TOP CHARGE;
   (C) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RELEASED ON CONDITIONS,  SPECIFYING  THE
 NUMBER  OF  PEOPLE ORDERED TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING, THE NUMBER OF CASES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S6438B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8441
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §216, Judy L

2019-S6438B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of court administration to publish annually on its website pretrial data and information related to pretrial detention.

2019-S6438B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6438B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6438--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, MYRIE, RAMOS, SALAZAR --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in
   accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  judiciary  law, in relation to the reporting of
   pretrial data by the chief administrator
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 216 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR  OF THE COURTS SHALL REQUEST AND RECEIVE
 DATA FROM EVERY COURT WHERE BAIL DECISIONS  ARE  MADE  AND  INCLUDE  ALL
 POINTS  OF  DATA  SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH COURTS SHALL TRACK
 AND RECORD SUCH DATA IN EVERY CASE TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS, IN  THE
 AGGREGATE,  TO  THE  OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION IN A FORM DECIDED BY
 THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, AND TO  THE  PUBLIC,  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  THE  DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES  SHALL  COLLECT  FROM  ALL  COUNTIES  DATA  RELATED  TO
 PRETRIAL  DETENTION AND INCLUDE RELATED POINTS OF DATA SPECIFIED IN THIS
 SECTION. THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE
 DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES, SHALL PUBLISH SUCH DATA ON THE
 OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION'S PUBLIC WEBSITE NO LATER THAN THE  FIRST
 OF MARCH ANNUALLY. SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A)  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  CASES IN THE SYSTEM, BOTH OPEN AND CLOSED
 CASES, DISAGGREGATED BY COUNTY;
   (B) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS RELEASED ON RECOGNIZANCE,  DISAGGREGATED
 BY RACE, GENDER, COUNTY, TOP CHARGE, AND CASE OUTCOME;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13240-05-0
              

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