Bill Text: NY S07938 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7938

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes and make a report to the governor and the legislature of his or her findings, conclusions and recommendations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-04 - referred to codes [S07938 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07938-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7938

                    IN SENATE

                                     January 3, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
          Correction

        AN  ACT  directing  the commissioner of the division of criminal justice
          services to study gender disparity in sentencing outcomes

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  the  division  of criminal justice
     2  services is  authorized  and  directed  to  study  gender  disparity  in
     3  sentencing outcomes. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
     4    (a)  what  sentencing  outcomes  occur  for  individuals  of different
     5  genders convicted of similar crimes;
     6    (b) the reasons for any disparities found in the  sentencing  outcomes
     7  of convicted individuals of each gender;
     8    (c) recommendations on actions that may be taken to resolve any gender
     9  disparities found in sentencing outcomes; and
    10    (d)  any  other  related  information  that  the commissioner may deem
    11  necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
    12    § 2. The commissioner of the division  of  criminal  justice  services
    13  shall  make  a  report to the governor and the legislature of his or her
    14  findings, conclusions and recommendations no later than one  year  after
    15  the  effective  date  of this act and shall submit with this report such
    16  legislative proposals as they deem necessary to implement  their  recom-
    17  mendations.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13080-01-3