Bill Text: NY A03412 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-08 - substituted by s225b [A03412 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A03412-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-08 - substituted by s225b [A03412 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A03412-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3412 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, SIMON, BURDICK, SEAWRIGHT, KELLES, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, MEEKS, FORREST, MAMDANI, CRUZ, TAYLOR, CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to the abolition of slavery for persons convicted of crimes 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 1 of the 2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows: 3 § 20. Abolition of slavery for persons convicted of crimes. Neither 4 slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in the state of New York 5 for persons convicted of crimes. No incarcerated individual in any 6 state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be 7 compelled or induced to provide labor against his or her will by actual 8 or threatened force, punishment, sexual assault, or by any other means 9 reasonably likely to cause the incarcerated individual to believe that 10 if they do not provide such labor that they or another person would 11 suffer physical, emotional or mental harm, or other adverse conse- 12 quences. 13 Any incarcerated individual who voluntarily provides labor shall be 14 entitled to compensation and all labor protections that would be 15 provided for work of a similar nature, but for such individual's condi- 16 tion of incarceration. This section shall be self-executing. 17 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred 18 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next 19 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform- 20 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 21 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89022-01-3