Senate Bill S7938

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes

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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-S7938 (ACTIVE) - Details

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2023-S7938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes and make a report to the governor and the legislature of his or her findings, conclusions and recommendations.

2023-S7938 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7938
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  directing  the commissioner of the division of criminal justice
   services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  the  division  of criminal justice
 services is  authorized  and  directed  to  study  gender  disparity  in
 sentencing outcomes. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a)  what  sentencing  outcomes  occur  for  individuals  of different
 genders convicted of similar crimes;
   (b) the reasons for any disparities found in the  sentencing  outcomes
 of convicted individuals of each gender;
   (c) recommendations on actions that may be taken to resolve any gender
 disparities found in sentencing outcomes; and
   (d)  any  other  related  information  that  the commissioner may deem
 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
   § 2. The commissioner of the division  of  criminal  justice  services
 shall  make  a  report to the governor and the legislature of his or her
 findings, conclusions and recommendations no later than one  year  after
 the  effective  date  of this act and shall submit with this report such
 legislative proposals as they deem necessary to implement  their  recom-
 mendations.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13080-01-3

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