NY S08740 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

New York Senate Bill 8740 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on October 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-07 - signed chap.211
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibits the commissioner of corrections and community supervision from promulgating policy to require inmates to waive religious rights in order to participate in inmate programs.

Title

Prohibits the commissioner of corrections and community supervision from promulgating policy to require inmates to waive religious rights in order to participate in inmate programs.

Roll Calls

2020-07-23 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 46 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-07-22 - Senate - Senate Rules Committee Vote (Y: 15 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-07	Senate	signed chap.211
2020-09-25	Assembly	delivered to governor
2020-07-23	Assembly	RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2020-07-23	Assembly	PASSED SENATE
2020-07-23	Assembly	3RD READING CAL.954
2020-07-23	Assembly	SUBSTITUTED FOR S8740
2020-07-22	Assembly	REFERRED TO RULES
2020-07-22	Senate	delivered to senate
2020-07-22	Senate	passed assembly
2020-07-21	Senate	ordered to third reading rules cal.253
2020-07-21	Senate	rules report cal.253
2020-07-21	Senate	reported
2020-07-14	Senate	reported referred to rules
2020-02-06	Senate	referred to correction
2020-07-23	Senate	SUBSTITUTED BY A9702
2020-07-22	Senate	ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.954
2020-07-20	Senate	REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2020-07-16	Senate	COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO CODES
2020-07-13	Senate	REFERRED TO RULES

Same As/Similar To

A09702 (Same As) 2020-10-07 - signed chap.211

New York State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8740
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08740&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08740
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8740#SC1
Roll Call	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8740#SF1