Bill Text: NY S03267 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Establishes using coercion to expose immigration status as a misdemeanor offense.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CODES [S03267 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03267-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3267
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 15, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing  the  use  of
         coercion to expose immigration status as a misdemeanor offense
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 9 of  section  135.60  of  the  penal  law,  as
    2  amended  by chapter 426 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new subdi-
    3  vision 10 is added to read as follows:
    4    9. Perform any other act which would not in itself materially  benefit
    5  the actor but which is calculated to harm another person materially with
    6  respect  to his or her health, safety, business, calling, career, finan-
    7  cial condition, reputation or personal relationships[.]; OR
    8    10. REVEAL OR DISCLOSE SUCH PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS TO A  FEDERAL,
    9  STATE OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY.
   10    S  2.    This  act  shall  take  effect  on the first of November next
   11  succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01185-02-1
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