NY A00252 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-06 - referred to judiciary
Pending: Assembly Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"; establishes standards for court interpreters and a procedure for waiver of a non-English speaking person's right to an interpreter in any proceeding.

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Title

Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"; establishes standards for court interpreters and a procedure for waiver of a non-English speaking person's right to an interpreter in any proceeding.

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-06Assemblyreferred to judiciary
2015-01-07Assemblyreferred to judiciary

Same As/Similar To

S00671 (Same As) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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