A02210 Summary:
| BILL NO | A02210 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | Rosenthal |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §§705.10, 700.15 & 690.40, add §690.60, CP L | |
| Prohibits issuance of certain search warrants relating to out-of-state investigations of abortion services provided in NYS; prohibits corporations domiciled in NYS from complying with certain out-of-state search warrants regarding abortion services provided in NYS. | |
A02210 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to out-of-state investigations and warrants regarding legally protected health activity in New York state PURPOSE: This bill will protect people from intrusive investigations and warrants related to reproductive healthcare procedures performed in New York State. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends Section 705.10 of the criminal procedure law. Section two amends Section 700.15 of the criminal procedure law. Section three amends Section 690.40 of the criminal procedure law by adding a new subdivision 4. Section four amends the criminal procedure law by adding a new section 690.60. Section five establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: States throughout the nation are waging an increasingly intrusive war on abortion providers and those who receive reproductive healthcare. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, these states have exploited every avenue available to enforce draconian abortion bans. Data privacy experts have warned that the collection of personal data has made it easier to prose- cute a person for providing, receiving or facilitating abortion services. Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe, Meta (formerly Facebook) provided Nebraska law enforcement with a 17-year-old user's private messages between her and her mother to prosecute her for her medication abortion. She was subsequently charged with five crimes, three of which are felonies. This legislation would safeguard informa- tion about a person who has received reproductive healthcare by prohib- iting the issuance of warrants for such records. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.