Assembly Bill A7706

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits local government action which prevents the enforcement of federal laws

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A7706 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6964
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §709, Exec L; add §139-e, Gen Muni L

2023-A7706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that local governments comply with a detainer request issued by a federal law enforcement agency; requires that such local government not interfere with the ability of federal law enforcement officials to conduct enforcement activities at municipal or county jails in furtherance of their duty to enforce federal laws.

2023-A7706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7706
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FLOOD -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and  the  general  municipal  law,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting  local  government action which prevents the
   enforcement of federal laws
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs (s) and (t) of subdivision 2 of section 709 of
 the executive law, paragraph (s) as amended and paragraph (t)  as  added
 by  section  14 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, are amended
 and paragraph (u) of subdivision 2 is relettered paragraph (v) and a new
 paragraph (u) is added to read as follows:
   (s) work in consultation with or make recommendations to  the  commis-
 sioner  of  agriculture  and markets in developing rules and regulations
 relating to ammonium nitrate security; [and]
   (t) develop, maintain, and deploy state, regional and local all-hazard
 incident management teams[.]; AND
   (U) DEVELOP A PLAN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE POLICE, TO DETERMINE
 WHETHER A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, ANY AGENCY, OFFICE,  DEPARTMENT
 OR AUTHORITY THEREOF, INCLUDING A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPAL POLICE
 DEPARTMENT  OR  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY'S  OFFICE  IS  IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-E OF THE GENERAL MUNICI-
 PAL LAW. TOGETHER, THE COMMISSIONER  AND  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  THE  STATE
 POLICE SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES THAT ARE DEEMED
 TO  BE  IN VIOLATION OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-E OF THE GENERAL
 MUNICIPAL LAW.  THIS  LIST  SHALL  BE  UPDATED  MONTHLY,  AND  SHALL  BE
 FORWARDED TO THE COMPTROLLER.
   §  2.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
 139-e to read as follows:
   § 139-E. PROHIBITION AGAINST LOCAL GOVERNMENT  ACTION  PREVENTING  THE
 ENFORCEMENT  OF  FEDERAL  LAWS.  1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES NINE AND
 THIRTEEN OF THE CONSTITUTION, NO COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE,  OR  ANY
 AGENCY,  OFFICE,  DEPARTMENT OR AUTHORITY THEREOF, INCLUDING A SHERIFF'S
 DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S  OFFICE,
 
              

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