New York A 5414: Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons

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A05414 Summary:

BILL NOA05414A

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SAME ASSAME AS S02240-A

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SPONSORGibbs

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COSPNSRRomero, Reyes, Burroughs, Otis, Dais, Shrestha, Torres, Gallagher, Taylor, Jackson, Cruz, Epstein,
 Kelles, Seawright, Walker, Hevesi, Cunningham, Simone, Davila, Simon, Shimsky, Zaccaro, Anderson,
 Lucas, Weprin, Solages, Bores, Meeks, Hyndman, Zinerman, Lunsford, Glick, Gonzalez-Rojas,
 Rosenthal, Burdick, Septimo, Wright, Lasher, Chandler-Waterman, Tapia, Raga, Mitaynes, Levenberg

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§510 & 517, Judy L

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Removes the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.

Go to top A05414 Actions:

BILL NOA05414A

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02/13/2025referred to judiciary

06/09/2025amend (t) and recommit to judiciary

06/09/2025print number 5414a

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5414--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS, ROMERO, REYES, BURROUGHS, OTIS, DAIS,
 SHRESTHA, TORRES, GALLAGHER, TAYLOR, JACKSON, CRUZ, EPSTEIN, KELLES,
 SEAWRIGHT, WALKER, HEVESI, CUNNINGHAM, SIMONE, DAVILA, SIMON, SHIMSKY,
 ZACCARO, ANDERSON, HOOKS, LUCAS, WEPRIN, SOLAGES, BORES, MEEKS, HYND-
 MAN, ZINERMAN, LUNSFORD, GLICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROSENTHAL, BURDICK,
 SEPTIMO, WRIGHT, LASHER, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, TAPIA, RAGA, O'PHARROW,
 MITAYNES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to removing the lifetime
 ban on jury duty for convicted felons

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

 1 Section 1. Section 510 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 86
 2 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 510. Qualifications. [In order to] To qualify as a juror, a person
 4 must:
 5 1. Be a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the county.
 6 2. Be not less than eighteen years of age.
 7 3. [Not have been convicted of a felony.
 8 4.] Be able to understand and communicate in the English language.
 9 § 2. Section 517 of the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
 10 subdivision (d) to read as follows:
 11 (d) The jury service of any person serving a term of incarceration for
 12 a felony conviction shall be excused while the person is incarcerated
 13 for such felony.
 14 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 15 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05843-07-5

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