Bill Text: NY S06714 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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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 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-09 - SUBSTITUTED BY A6568B [S06714 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06714-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6714--A

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 5, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. THOMAS, MAYER -- 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  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 thirteen 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 minority leader of the senate;
    12    e. one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
    13    f. one member appointed by the attorney general;
    14    g. one member appointed by the district attorneys association  of  the
    15  state of New York;
    16    h. one member appointed by the Retail Council of New York State; and
    17    i.  one member appointed by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store
    18  Union.
    19    2. The members of the task force shall  receive  no  compensation  for
    20  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    21  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their  duties  pursuant to this act.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07652-07-3
        S. 6714--A                          2

     1  Appointed members shall, to the  greatest  extent  practicable  have  by
     2  education or experience, knowledge of organized retail crime.
     3    3.  Any  vacancies in the membership of the task force shall be filled
     4  in the same manner provided for in the initial appointment.
     5    4. The task force may consult with any organization, government  enti-
     6  ty,  or  person, in the development of its report required under section
     7  three of this act.
     8    § 3. On or before December 15, 2025, the task force  shall  submit  to
     9  the  governor,  attorney  general, the temporary president of the senate
    10  and the speaker of the assembly a report containing, but not limited to,
    11  the following information based on available data:
    12    1. a review of laws and regulations on organized retail crime used  by
    13  other  states,  the  federal  government, foreign countries, and foreign
    14  political and economic unions to regulate the marketplace;
    15    2. the use of organized retail crime's impact on state and  local  tax
    16  receipts, employee, and community safety;
    17    3.  the  need  for  interagency  coordination  of public education and
    18  outreach and prevention programs for business owners; and
    19    4. legislative and regulatory recommendations,  if  any,  to  increase
    20  transparency  and security, enhance consumer protections, prevent organ-
    21  ized retail crime, and to address the long term economic impact  related
    22  to the prevalence of organized retail crime.
    23    §  4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
    24  15, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
    25  repealed.