New York S 876: Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced
Status: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (as of 2026-01-07)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 876
Sponsors: Jamaal Bailey, José M. Serrano, Leroy Comrie, Zellnor Myrie
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Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript S00876 Summary: BILL NOS00876   SAME ASSAME AS A05300   SPONSORBAILEY   COSPNSRCOMRIE, MYRIE, SERRANO   MLTSPNSR   Amd §755, Cor L   Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced. Go to top S00876 Actions: BILL NOS00876   01/08/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION 01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION Go to topS00876 Committee Votes: Go to topS00876 Floor Votes: There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session. Go to topS00876 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 876 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, COMRIE, MYRIE, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the manner through which enforcement proceedings are brought The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 755 of the correction law, as added by chapter 931 2 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 755. Enforcement. [1. In relation to actions by public agencies, the 4 provisions of this article shall be enforceable by a proceeding brought 5 pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules. 6 2. In relation to actions by private employers, the] The provisions of 7 this article shall be enforceable by the division of human rights pursu- 8 ant to the powers and procedures set forth in article fifteen of the 9 executive law, and, concurrently, by the New York city commission on 10 human rights; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be 11 construed to limit the right of a person to pursue any legal remedy 12 available under article fifteen of the executive law or any other appli- 13 cable provision of law. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02125-01-5 Go to top • Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps
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