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NY A11082

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/7/2020

Primary Sponsor

David Weprin

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new section 803-c of the Correction Law to establish public health emergency allowances for incarcerated individuals serving indeterminate or determinate sentences, excluding those serving life sentences.

  • Grants six months of sentence remission for each month (or portion thereof) served during a gubernatorial disaster emergency declaration in response to a communicable or infectious disease that modifies correctional facility operations.

  • Excludes individuals serving sentences for sex offenses under Penal Law Article 130 from receiving public health emergency allowances.

  • Caps public health emergency allowances at twelve months of remission for any single public health emergency.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Relates to public health emergency allowances against sentences for certain incarcerated individuals; allows up to twelve months of public health emergency allowances to be given to incarcerated individuals during a public health crisis.

Last Action

referred to correction

10/7/2020

Committee Referrals

Correction10/7/2020

Full Bill Text

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