Assembly Bill A6281

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the oversight of immigration detention facilities

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A6281 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2207
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §99-z, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6107
2021-2022: S1099

2023-A6281 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the oversight of immigration detention facilities; prohibits municipalities from using funds or resources for the construction of any new detention facility or the expansion of any existing detention facility without approval by the legislature; establishes a committee on immigration detention oversight.

2023-A6281 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6281
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, DICKENS, OTIS, CRUZ, ROZIC, REYES, RAMOS,
   LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to oversight of
   immigration detention facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 99-z to read as follows:
   § 99-Z. IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES WITHIN MUNICIPALITIES. 1. (A)
 NO MUNICIPALITY SHALL PERMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS OR RESOURCES TO BE UTILIZED
 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW DETENTION FACILITIES OR THE EXPANSION OF
 EXISTING DETENTION FACILITIES TO HOUSE IMMIGRANT,  MIGRANT,  REFUGEE  OR
 ASYLUM-SEEKING  POPULATIONS WITHIN ITS BORDERS, UNLESS SUCH CONSTRUCTION
 OR EXPANSION HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE AS PROVIDED  IN  PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) A MUNICIPALITY SHALL OBTAIN LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL PRIOR TO ENGAGING
 IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (I)  SEEKING  FUNDS  FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OR SUPPORT OF IMMIGRATION
 DETENTION FACILITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  APPLYING  FOR  A
 GRANT,  OR  SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS OR IN-KIND OR
 OTHER DONATIONS;
   (II) ENGAGING IN ANY PLANS TO SHARE RESOURCES AND COORDINATE DETENTION
 ACTIVITIES WITH THE UNITED STATES  BUREAU  OF  IMMIGRATION  AND  CUSTOMS
 ENFORCEMENT  OR OTHER IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS SUCH AS USING AVAILABLE BEDS
 IN LOCAL CITY JAILS FOR DETENTION USE; OR
   (III) CONSTRUCTING ANY NEW DETENTION FACILITIES  WITHIN  SUCH  MUNICI-
 PALITY'S JURISDICTION.
   (C)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION THE TERM "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS ANY
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04282-01-3
 A. 6281                             2
 
              

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