Bill Sponsors: NY S04798 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Provides that instructions to the jury shall include certain defenses; provides that such instructions shall include, but not be limited to, "Do not let bias, sympathy, prejudice, or public opinion influence your decision"; defines the term "bias".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04798 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Kevin Parker [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-021FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Senator Timothy Kennedy [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsSD-063FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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