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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S4791
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
2021-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §40-h, Civ Rts L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1302
2011-2012: S2089, S6201
2013-2014: S3130
2015-2016: S3986
2017-2018: S3621
2019-2020: S4592
2023-2024: S5872
2021-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires police agencies to report offenses to the division of criminal justice services which appear to such agency to be motivated by the race, national origin, religion or sexual orientation of the victim or of the owner, resident, lessee or occupant where the offense is committed against property.
2021-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4791 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring reporting of unlawful acts which appear to be based on race, national origin, religion or sexual orientation SUMMARY: Section 1: This bill would amend the civil Rights Law by creating a new section 40-h. It would require police agencies throughout the State of New York to report "bias incidents" to the State Division of Criminal Justice Services. JUSTIFICATION: Crimes motivated by hatred are exceptionally deplorable. Hate crimes may inflame intergroup tensions, may threaten community stability, and may undermine efforts to promote tolerance and civil rights. For these
2021-S4791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4791 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 12, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to requiring reporting of unlawful acts which appear to be based on race, national origin, religion or sexual orientation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 40-h to read as follows: § 40-H. REPORTS TO DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. EVERY POLICE AGENCY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIR- TY-FIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SHALL NOTIFY THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY SUCH DIVISION, WHENEVER AN ACT WHICH CONSTITUTES AN OFFENSE IS COMMITTED AND WHICH APPEARS TO SUCH AGENCY TO HAVE BEEN MOTIVATED BY THE RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF THE VICTIM OR IN THE CASE OF AN OFFENSE COMMITTED AGAINST PROPERTY, THE RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR SEXUAL ORIEN- TATION OF THE OWNER, RESIDENT, LESSEE OR OCCUPANT THEREOF. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09240-01-1
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