Bill Text: NY A03412 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-08 - substituted by s225b [A03412 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A03412-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3412--C Cal. No. 92 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, SIMON, BURDICK, SEAWRIGHT, KELLES, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, MEEKS, FORREST, MAMDANI, CRUZ, TAYLOR, CARROLL, SHRES- THA, RIVERA, RAGA, GIBBS, DARLING, AUBRY, PRETLOW, GALLAGHER, ARDILA, CUNNINGHAM, ANDERSON, BURGOS, BORES, WALKER, LEVENBERG, NOVAKHOV, REYES, SEPTIMO, DE LOS SANTOS, SOLAGES, JACKSON, GLICK, SIMONE, CHAN- DLER-WATERMAN, ALVAREZ, BRONSON, CLARK, L. ROSENTHAL, HEVESI, TAPIA, MITAYNES, DICKENS, ZACCARO, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, LEE, LUCAS, OTIS, DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amend- ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retain- ing its place on the order of third reading CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to the abolition of slavery for persons convicted of a crime 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That article 1 of the 2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows: 3 § 20. Abolition of slavery for persons convicted of a crime. Neither 4 slavery nor involuntary servitude shall be permitted to exist in the 5 state of New York, including for persons convicted of a crime. No incar- 6 cerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or 7 reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their 8 will by force or other adverse action against the incarcerated individ- 9 ual or against another person, or by any reasonably feared threat there- 10 of. 11 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred 12 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next 13 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform- 14 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 15 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89022-08-4
