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A08163 Summary:
BILL NO | A08163A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S07313-A |
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SPONSOR | Epstein |
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COSPNSR | Gottfried, Steck |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §§216.00 & 216.05, CP L; amd §65.10, Pen L | |
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Requires written notice to a defendant of his or her right to complete court ordered alcohol or substance use treatment in a nonreligious treatment program. |
A08163 Actions:
BILL NO | A08163A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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07/07/2021 | referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/05/2022 | referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/18/2022 | amend (t) and recommit to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/18/2022 | print number 8163a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/01/2022 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/03/2022 | advanced to third reading cal.364 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/22/2022 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/22/2022 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/22/2022 | REFERRED TO ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2022 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S7313A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2022 | 3RD READING CAL.1769 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2022 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/01/2022 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/12/2022 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/23/2022 | vetoed memo.147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/23/2022 | tabled |
A08163 Committee Votes:
Dinowitz | Aye | Morinello | Nay | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Giglio | Nay | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Montesano | Nay | ||||||
Cymbrowitz | Aye | Reilly | Nay | ||||||
O'Donnell | Excused | Mikulin | Nay | ||||||
Lavine | Aye | Tannousis | Nay | ||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Hevesi | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Rosenthal | Aye | ||||||||
Walker | Aye | ||||||||
Vanel | Aye | ||||||||
Cruz | Aye | ||||||||
Carroll | Aye | ||||||||
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A08163 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Colton
Yes
Galef
No
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
No
Smith
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lavine
No
Peoples-Stokes
No
Smullen
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Cook
No
Gallahan
No
Lawler
Yes
Perry
Yes
Solages
No
Angelino
Yes
Cruz
No
Gandolfo
No
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Steck
Yes
Ashby
No
Cusick
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lucas
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stern
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Giglio JA
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Quart
Yes
Stirpe
No
Barclay
Yes
Darling
No
Giglio JM
Yes
Lupardo
No
Ra
No
Tague
No
Barnwell
Yes
Davila
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Rajkumar
No
Tannousis
Yes
Barrett
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Benedetto
No
DeStefano
No
Goodell
No
Manktelow
No
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
ER
Dickens
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Griffin
No
McDonough
Yes
Rivera J
No
Vanel
No
Brabenec
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Rivera JD
No
Walczyk
Yes
Braunstein
No
DiPietro
No
Hawley
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
No
Durso
ER
Hevesi
No
Mikulin
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
No
Brown
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Hunter
No
Miller
Yes
Rozic
No
Walsh
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
No
Salka
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jackson
No
Montesano
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jacobson
No
Morinello
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Williams
No
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
No
Schmitt
Yes
Woerner
No
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
No
Jensen
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zebrowski
No
Byrnes
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Jones
No
Norris
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Clark
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Kim
No
Palmesano
No
Simpson
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A08163 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A8163A SPONSOR: Epstein
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the penal law, in relation to requiring written notice to a defendant of his or her right to complete court ordered alcohol or substance use treatment in a nonre- ligious treatment program   PURPOSE: To ensure eligible defendants mandated to attend a substance use treat- ment program are informed of their right to request a nonreligious option   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 216.00 of the criminal procedure law to add a new subdivision 3 to define treatment Section 2 amends subdivision 5 of section 216.05 of the criminal proce- dure law to establish a process for the court to determine whether a defendant set to be mandated to attend a substance use treatment program has an objection to any religious element of that program and for the court to identify a nonreligious alternative if the defendant has such an objection Section 3 amends paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 65.10 of the penal law to establish the process outlined above for probationers Section 4 provides the effective date   JUSTIFICATION: Courts have repeatedly recognized the rights of defendants mandated to attend a substance use treatment program to attend a nonreligious program if they object to the religious components of a faith-based program. Yet, there is no statutory requirement for the court to inform an eligible defendant of his or her right to seek treatment in a nonre- ligious program. Without clear direction, the state remains vulnerable to costly lawsuits brought by defendants seeking to enforce their constitutional rights. Furthermore, it should be a priority of the court to ensure that a defendant's treatment matches their preferences so they can actually benefit from the treatment. This legislation establishes a clear proc- ess by which the court would ascertain whether a defendant set to be mandated to attend a substance use treatment program has an objection to any religious element of such a program and requires the court to iden- tify an alternative.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Potential to provide savings to the state by limiting liability for court and prison personnel.   EFFECTIVE DATE: 60 days after becoming law
A08163 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8163--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY July 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, GOTTFRIED, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the penal law, in relation to requiring written notice to a defendant of his or her right to complete court ordered alcohol or substance use treatment in a nonreligious treatment program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 216.00 of the criminal procedure law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. "Treatment" means any alcohol or substance use recovery program or 4 programs, which may include detoxification, medically assisted treat- 5 ment, residential treatment, outpatient treatment, and recovery-oriented 6 care and recovery support, including peer-based support. 7 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 216.05 of the criminal procedure law, as 8 amended by chapter 435 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 5. (a) The defendant shall agree on the record or in writing to abide 11 by the release conditions set by the court, which, shall include: 12 participation in a specified period of alcohol or substance use treat- 13 ment at a specified program or programs identified by the court, which 14 may include periods of detoxification, residential or outpatient treat- 15 ment, or both, as determined after taking into account the views of the 16 health care professional who conducted the alcohol and substance use 17 evaluation and any health care professionals responsible for providing 18 such treatment or monitoring the defendant's progress in such treatment; 19 and may include: (i) periodic court appearances, which may include peri- 20 odic urinalysis; (ii) a requirement that the defendant refrain from EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10891-04-2A. 8163--A 2 1 engaging in criminal behaviors; (iii) if the defendant needs treatment 2 for opioid use, that he or she may participate in and receive medically 3 prescribed drug treatments under the care of a health care professional 4 licensed or certified under title eight of the education law, acting 5 within his or her lawful scope of practice, provided that no court shall 6 require the use of any specified type or brand of drug during the course 7 of medically prescribed drug treatments. 8 (b) Prior to specifying an alcohol or substance use program, the court 9 shall inquire, on the record, whether the defendant has an objection to 10 any religious element of that program. If the defendant objects to a 11 religious element of the program, the court shall identify an alterna- 12 tive equivalent program to which the defendant has no religious 13 objection, and the defendant shall confirm on the record. 14 § 3. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 65.10 of the penal law, 15 as amended by chapter 742 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 (e) Participate in an alcohol or substance [abuse] use program or an 18 intervention program approved by the court after consultation with the 19 local probation department having jurisdiction, or such other public or 20 private agency as the court determines to be appropriate, except that 21 the court shall first determine whether the defendant has an objection 22 to any religious element of that program. If the defendant objects to a 23 religious element of the program, the court shall approve an alternative 24 equivalent program to which the defendant has no religious objection; 25 § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 26 have become a law.