Bill Text: NY A06568 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York state organized retail crime task force to provide the governor and the legislature with information on organized retail crime and various countermeasures to counter losses from such crime in the state.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-9)

Status: (Vetoed) 2023-11-17 - tabled [A06568 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6568

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     April 19, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Employees

        AN  ACT  in relation to establishing the New York state organized retail
          crime task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
          expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  legislature  hereby  establishes  the New York state
     2  organized retail crime task force (referred to hereinafter as the  "task
     3  force")  to provide the governor and the legislature with information on
     4  organized retail crime and various  countermeasures  to  counter  losses
     5  from such organized retail crime in the state.
     6    § 2. 1. The task force shall consist of eleven members as follows:
     7    a.  three  members  appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an
     8  individual who represents state or local law enforcement;
     9    b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    10    c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
    11    d. one member appointed by the attorney general;
    12    e. one member appointed by the district attorneys association  of  the
    13  state of New York;
    14    f. one member appointed by the Retail Council of New York State; and
    15    g.  one member appointed by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store
    16  Union.
    17    2. The members of the task force shall  receive  no  compensation  for
    18  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    19  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their  duties  pursuant to this act.
    20  Appointed members shall, to the  greatest  extent  practicable  have  by
    21  education or experience, knowledge of organized retail crime.
    22    3.  Any  vacancies in the membership of the task force shall be filled
    23  in the same manner provided for in the initial appointment.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07652-05-3
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     1    4. The task force may consult with any organization, government  enti-
     2  ty,  or  person, in the development of its report required under section
     3  three of this act.
     4    §  3.  On  or before December 15, 2025, the task force shall submit to
     5  the governor, attorney general, the temporary president  of  the  senate
     6  and the speaker of the assembly a report containing, but not limited to,
     7  the following information based on available data:
     8    1.  a review of laws and regulations on organized retail crime used by
     9  other states, the federal government,  foreign  countries,  and  foreign
    10  political and economic unions to regulate the marketplace;
    11    2.  the  use of organized retail crime's impact on state and local tax
    12  receipts, employee, and community safety;
    13    3. the need for  interagency  coordination  of  public  education  and
    14  outreach and prevention programs for business owners; and
    15    4.  legislative  and  regulatory  recommendations, if any, to increase
    16  transparency and security, enhance consumer protections, prevent  organ-
    17  ized  retail crime, and to address the long term economic impact related
    18  to the prevalence of organized retail crime.
    19    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  December
    20  15,  2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
    21  repealed.