Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 14, 2016 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 24, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 23, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 18, 2016 |
1st report cal.934 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Apr 29, 2015 |
print number 1959a |
Apr 29, 2015 |
amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction |
Jan 15, 2015 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S1959A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S1959 - Details
2015-S1959 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1959 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring certain level three sex offenders to wear an electronic monitoring device for life PURPOSE: The law would require all Level 3 Sexual Offenders who have been convicted of violent crimes against children wear an electronic monitoring device for life with the cost to be absorbed by the sexual offender and not the state or local municipality. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends paragraph (b-2) of subdivision 2 of section 168-f of the correction law, as added by section 2 of part O of chapter 56 of the laws of 2005. JUSTIFICATION: For those that have been found guilty of sexual offenses against children, incarceration is not a cure and will not deter them from re-offending. In fact, recidivism for these crimes is very high. New York State must do more to protect children from convicted sex offenders who have served their time and are released back into the community. Technology now exists that will allow for 24 hour monitoring of violent criminals. Therefore, we must use that technology to protect our children. If enacted, this bill would require the lifetime monitoring of Level 3 Sex offenders who have perpetrated acts against children. This will allow law enforcement to know immediately if offenders are in an area that they are prohibited.
2015-S1959 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1959 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring certain level three sex offenders to wear an electronic monitoring device for life THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b-2) of subdivision 2 of section 168-f of the correction law, as added by section 2 of part O of chapter 56 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (b-2) If the sex offender has been given a level three designation, he or she shall personally appear at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within twenty days of the first anniversary of the sex offender's initial registration and every year thereafter during the period of registration for the purpose of providing a current photograph of such offender. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall photograph the sex offender and shall promptly forward a copy of such photograph to the division. For purposes of this paragraph, if such sex offender is confined in a state or local correctional facility, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be the warden, superintendent, sheriff or other person in charge of the state or local correctional facility. SUCH SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST A CHILD SHALL WEAR AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE FOR THE DURATION OF HIS OR HER LIFE. SUCH SEX OFFENDER SHALL BEAR THE COST OF SUCH ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to any level three sex offen- der convicted of any violent crime against a child on or after the effective date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00550-01-5
2015-S1959A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1959A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1959A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring certain level three sex offenders to wear an electronic monitoring device for life PURPOSE: The law would require all Level 3 Sexual Offenders who have been convicted of violent crimes against children wear an electronic monitoring device for life with the cost to be absorbed by the sexual offender and not the state or local municipality. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends paragraph (b-2) of subdivision 2 of section 168-f of the correction law, as added by section 2 of part O of chapter 56 of the laws of 2005. JUSTIFICATION: For those that have been found guilty of sexual offenses against children, incarceration is not a cure and will not deter them from re-offending. In fact, recidivism for these crimes is very high. New
2015-S1959A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1959--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring certain level three sex offenders to wear an electronic monitoring device for life THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b-2) of subdivision 2 of section 168-f of the correction law, as added by section 2 of part O of chapter 56 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (b-2) If the sex offender has been given a level three designation, he or she shall personally appear at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within twenty days of the first anniversary of the sex offender's initial registration and every year thereafter during the period of registration for the purpose of providing a current photograph of such offender. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall photograph the sex offender and shall promptly forward a copy of such photograph to the division. For purposes of this paragraph, if such sex offender is confined in a state or local correctional facility, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be the warden, superintendent, sheriff or other person in charge of the state or local correctional facility. SUCH SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY SEXUALLY VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST A CHILD SHALL WEAR AN ELECTRONIC MONITOR- ING DEVICE FOR THE DURATION OF HIS OR HER LIFE. SUCH SEX OFFENDER SHALL BEAR THE COST OF SUCH ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to any level three sex offen- der convicted of any sexually violent crime against a child on or after the effective date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00550-02-5
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