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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S9872
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 57th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2023-S9872 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10655
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §259-u, Exec L
2023-S9872 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the parole board accountability act which requires incarcerated individuals who are released on parole, via a vote that is not unanimous, be placed in the community where one of the two board members primarily reside; establishes the procedure of which of the two board member's community the releasee shall be released to.
2023-S9872 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9872REVISED 7/24/24 SPONSOR: BORRELLO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the parole board accountability act. PURPOSE: This bill would establish the parole board accountability act. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 Short title. This act shall be known as the "parole board accountability act." Section 2 amends the executive law by adding a new section 259-u, Parole board accountability. Where the board votes that an incarcer ated indi- vidual be released on parole, but such vote is not unanimous, the department shall direct such releasee be released to a she lter, halfway house, or a transitional residential facility in the community of one of
2023-S9872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9872 I N S E N A T E July 10, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the parole board accountability act. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "parole board accountability act". § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 259-u to read as follows: § 259-U. PAROLE BOARD ACCOUNTABILITY. 1. WHERE THE BOARD VOTES THAT AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL BE RELEASED ON PAROLE, BUT SUCH VOTE IS NOT UNANIMOUS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DIRECT SUCH RELEASEE BE RELEASED TO A SHELTER, HALFWAY HOUSE, OR A TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IN THE COMMUNITY OF ONE OF THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE RELEASEE PRIMARILY RESIDE. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RELY ON A COIN FLIP TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE TWO BOARD MEMBER'S COMMUNITY THE RELEASEE SHALL BE RELEASED TO. SUCH COIN FLIP SHALL BE CONDUCTED AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VIA LIVE STREAM ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. 3. UPON THE RESULTS OF SUCH COIN FLIP PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PLACE SUCH RELEASEE IN A SHELTER, HALFWAY HOUSE, OR A TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL FACILITY THAT IS GEOGRAPH- ICALLY CLOSEST TO THE BOARD MEMBER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE WHO WAS CHOSEN PURSUANT TO SUCH COIN FLIP. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15861-01-4
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