Bill Text: NY S00221 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing, including any period of probation or community supervision.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S00221 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           221
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
        AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the  lifetime
          ban  on  jury  duty  for  convicted  felons  who  have completed their
          sentencing
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  510 of the judiciary law, as
     2  amended by chapter 86 of the  laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    3.  [Not  have  been]  If  convicted  of  a felony, have completed any
     5  sentencing related to such conviction, including any period of probation
     6  or parole.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01767-01-9