Bill Text: NY S09613 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; limits state officers, employees and law enforcement inquiring about an individual's immigration status.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-03 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S09613 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S09613-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9613 IN SENATE May 16, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to the constitution, in relation to regulating the discovery and disclosure of immigration status 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 20 of the 2 constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to 3 read as follows: 4 ARTICLE XX 5 Regulation of Discovery and Disclosure of Immigration Status 6 Section 1. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall 7 have the following meanings: 8 1. "State entity" shall mean (a) all agencies and departments over 9 which the governor has executive authority; and (b) all public benefit 10 corporations, public authorities, boards, and commissions, for which the 11 governor appoints the chair, the chief executive, or the majority of 12 board members, except for the port authority of New York and New Jersey. 13 2. "Noncitizen" shall mean any person who is not a citizen or national 14 of the United States. 15 3. "Illegal activity" shall mean any unlawful activity that consti- 16 tutes a crime under state or federal law, provided, however, an individ- 17 ual's status as an undocumented noncitizen shall not constitute unlawful 18 activity. 19 § 2. No state officers or employees, other than law enforcement offi- 20 cers, shall inquire about an individual's immigration status unless: 21 1. the status of such individual is necessary to determine such indi- 22 vidual's eligibility for a program, benefit, or the provision of a 23 service; or 24 2. the state officer or employee is required by law to inquire about 25 such individual's status. 26 § 3. No state officers or employees, including law enforcement offi- 27 cers, shall disclose information to federal immigration authorities for 28 the purpose of federal civil immigration enforcement, unless required by 29 law. Notwithstanding such prohibition, this article shall not prohibit, 30 or in any way restrict, any state employee from sending to, or receiving EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89142-01-4S. 9613 2 1 from, federal immigration authorities, information regarding the citi- 2 zenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual, as 3 required by law. 4 § 4. 1. No law enforcement officers shall inquire about an individ- 5 ual's immigration status unless investigating such individual's illegal 6 activity, provided however that such inquiry is relevant to the illegal 7 activity under investigation. Nothing in this article shall restrict law 8 enforcement officers from seeking documents for the purpose of identifi- 9 cation following arrest. 10 2. Such prohibition against inquiring into status includes, but is not 11 limited to, when an individual approaches a law enforcement officer 12 seeking assistance, is the victim of a crime, or is witness to a crime. 13 3. Law enforcement officers shall not use resources, equipment or 14 personnel for the purpose of detecting and apprehending any individual 15 suspected or wanted only for violating a civil immigration offense. Law 16 enforcement officers shall have no authority to take any police action 17 solely because an individual is an undocumented noncitizen, including 18 but not limited to identifying, questioning, detaining, or demanding to 19 inspect federal immigration documents. 20 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment 21 be submitted to the people for approval at the general election to be 22 held in the year 2024 in accordance with the provisions of the election 23 law.