Roll Call: NY S02289 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly
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Bill Title: Authorizes courts to exercise discretion permitting a courthouse facility dog for use by witnesses to be used in any judicial proceeding; provides that courts with an available courthouse facility dog must allow a witness under eighteen years of age, or who has a developmental disability, to use a courthouse facility dog to accompany such person while testifying in court; allows any witness who does not meet the criteria of being under eighteen years of age or having a developmental disability to use a courthouse facility dog, if available, to accompany them while testifying in court; defines terms; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-05-07 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO AGRICULTURE [S02289 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Bill Title: Authorizes courts to exercise discretion permitting a courthouse facility dog for use by witnesses to be used in any judicial proceeding; provides that courts with an available courthouse facility dog must allow a witness under eighteen years of age, or who has a developmental disability, to use a courthouse facility dog to accompany such person while testifying in court; allows any witness who does not meet the criteria of being under eighteen years of age or having a developmental disability to use a courthouse facility dog, if available, to accompany them while testifying in court; defines terms; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-05-07 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO AGRICULTURE [S02289 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Vote: Senate Judiciary Committee Vote
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Nay | 4 | 4 | - |
| Not Voting | - | - | - |
| Absent | 1 | - | 1 |
| TOTAL | 19 | 13 | 6 |
