Bill Text: NY S01955 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to requiring the governor to publicize the criteria used when granting a commutation, pardon or reprieve; requires disclosure of information related to such commutations, pardons or reprieves within 30 days instead of annually.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-01 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01955 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S01955-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1955 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. AKSHAR, BOYLE, HELMING, JORDAN, O'MARA, ORTT, TEDIS- CO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 4 of the constitution, in relation to requiring the governor to publicize the criteria used when granting a commutation, pardon or reprieve 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 4 of arti- 2 cle 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 § 4. The governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commu- 4 tations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason 5 and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such 6 restrictions and limitations, as he or she may think proper, subject to 7 such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of 8 applying for pardons. Upon conviction for treason, the governor shall 9 have power to suspend the execution of the sentence, until the case 10 shall be reported to the legislature at its next meeting, when the 11 legislature shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the 12 execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve. The governor 13 shall [annually] within thirty days communicate to the legislature each 14 case of reprieve, commutation or pardon granted, stating the name of the 15 convict, the crime of which the convict was convicted, the sentence and 16 its date, the standards or criteria used in granting such commutation, 17 pardon or reprieve, and the date of the commutation, pardon or reprieve. 18 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment 19 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 20 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 21 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 22 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89052-01-1