Bill Text: NY S06714 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended
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
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6714--B 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 -- 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 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; 17 d. one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 18 e. one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and 19 f. one member appointed by the attorney general. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07652-12-3S. 6714--B 2 1 2. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for 2 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 3 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act. 4 Appointed members shall, to the greatest extent practicable have, by 5 education or experience, knowledge of organized retail crime. 6 3. Any vacancies in the membership of the task force shall be filled 7 in the same manner provided for in the initial appointment. 8 4. The task force may consult with any organization, government enti- 9 ty, or person, in the development of its report required under section 10 three of this act. 11 § 3. On or before December 15, 2025, the task force shall submit to 12 the governor, attorney general, the temporary president of the senate, 13 the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the 14 minority leader of the assembly a report containing, but not limited to, 15 the following information based on available data: 16 1. a review of laws and regulations on organized retail crime used by 17 other states, the federal government, foreign countries, and foreign 18 political and economic unions to regulate the marketplace; 19 2. the impact of organized retail crime on state and local tax 20 receipts, employee, and community safety; 21 3. the need for interagency coordination of public education and 22 outreach and prevention programs for business owners; and 23 4. legislative and regulatory recommendations, if any, to increase 24 transparency and security, enhance consumer protections, prevent organ- 25 ized retail crime, and to address the long term economic impact related 26 to the prevalence of organized retail crime. 27 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December 28 15, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed 29 repealed.
