Bill Text: NY A06568 | 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 17-9)

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

Download: New_York-2023-A06568-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6568--B
                                                                   R. R. 384

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     April 19, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. McDONALD, BUTTENSCHON, THIELE, ZACCARO, GUNTHER,
          BENEDETTO, ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, ROZIC, FAHY, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFANO,  MCGOW-
          AN, K. BROWN, JOYNER, WALLACE, SAYEGH, COLTON, SLATER, ANGELINO, DAVI-
          LA,  WOERNER, FLOOD, GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee  on  Governmental  Employees  --  reported  and  referred  to  the
          Committee  on  Ways  and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
          reported  and  referred  to  the  Committee on Rules -- amended on the
          special order of third reading, ordered reprinted as amended,  retain-
          ing its place on the special order of third reading

        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 fifteen members as follows:
     7    a. eight members appointed by the governor as follows:
     8    i.  six  members appointed by the governor without recommendation, one
     9  of whom shall be  an  individual  who  represents  state  or  local  law
    10  enforcement;
    11    ii.  one  member  appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of
    12  the Retail Council of New York State; and
    13    iii. one member appointed by the governor upon the  recommendation  of
    14  the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union;
    15    b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    16    c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07652-13-3
        A. 6568--B                          2

     1    d. one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
     2    e. one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and
     3    f. one member appointed by the attorney general.
     4    2.  The  members  of  the task force shall receive no compensation for
     5  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
     6  incurred in the performance  of  their  duties  pursuant  to  this  act.
     7  Appointed  members  shall,  to  the greatest extent practicable have, by
     8  education or experience, knowledge of organized retail crime.
     9    3. Any vacancies in the membership of the task force shall  be  filled
    10  in the same manner provided for in the initial appointment.
    11    4.  The task force may consult with any organization, government enti-
    12  ty, or person, in the development of its report required  under  section
    13  three of this act.
    14    §  3.  On  or before December 15, 2025, the task force shall submit to
    15  the governor, attorney general, the temporary president of  the  senate,
    16  the  speaker  of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the
    17  minority leader of the assembly a report containing, but not limited to,
    18  the following information based on available data:
    19    1. a review of laws and regulations on organized retail crime used  by
    20  other  states,  the  federal  government, foreign countries, and foreign
    21  political and economic unions to regulate the marketplace;
    22    2. the impact of  organized  retail  crime  on  state  and  local  tax
    23  receipts, employee, and community safety;
    24    3.  the  need  for  interagency  coordination  of public education and
    25  outreach and prevention programs for business owners; and
    26    4. legislative and regulatory recommendations,  if  any,  to  increase
    27  transparency  and security, enhance consumer protections, prevent organ-
    28  ized retail crime, and to address the long term economic impact  related
    29  to the prevalence of organized retail crime.
    30    §  4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
    31  15, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be  deemed
    32  repealed.