Bill Text: NY A03412 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 3412

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) 2023-06-08 - substituted by s225b [A03412 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03412-Amended.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         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