New York S 8106: Extends absentee voting to all residents for all primaries or special elections occurring before June 24, 2020

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S08106 Summary:

BILL NOS08106A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRBASKIN, MYRIE

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §47-a, amd §47, Cor L; amd §§671 & 673, rpld §674 sub 5, §677 sub 6, County L

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Establishes an independent office of chief medical examiner in the state commission of correction; requires that every death of an incarcerated individual in a correctional facility immediately be reported to the office of the chief medical examiner; establishes duties and responsibilities of the office; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

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BILL NOS08106A

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

03/17/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/08/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/08/2026PRINT NUMBER 8106A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8106--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BASKIN, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime
 Victims, Crime and Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Crime
 Victims, Crime and Correction in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
 tee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the correction law and the county law, in relation to
 establishing the office of chief medical examiner; and to repeal
 certain provisions of the county law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 47-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 47-a. Office of chief medical examiner. 1. There shall be in the
 4 commission the office of the chief medical examiner, which for the
 5 purposes of this section may be referred to as the "office", consisting
 6 of three full-time employees, one of which shall be the chief medical
 7 examiner who shall be a doctor of medicine with a certification in
 8 forensic pathology and have experience in death investigations. The
 9 chief medical examiner shall have the authority to hire staff as neces-
 10 sary to perform the functions and duties of the office. Such staff shall
 11 include at least one additional forensic pathologist.
 12 2. Every administrator of a correctional facility shall immediately
 13 report to the office of the chief medical examiner the death of an
 14 incarcerated individual of any such facility in such manner and form as
 15 the office of the chief medical examiner shall prescribe, and the office
 16 shall have the authority to, and shall, investigate such death.
 17 3. The office of the chief medical examiner shall, notwithstanding any
 18 provision of article seventeen-A of the county law to the contrary, have

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10501-06-6

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 1 such duties and responsibilities which shall include but not be limited
 2 to:
 3 (a) upon notification of a death of an incarcerated individual in
 4 custody, report to the scene where the death occurred to evaluate the
 5 body and scene. If the office is unable to respond and take charge of
 6 the body of the deceased in an expeditious manner, the New York state
 7 police may, at the direction of the office and after conferring with the
 8 appropriate district attorney, move the body to another location until
 9 the office is able to respond. The police deployed to the location of
 10 the body shall only include officers with training in death investi-
 11 gations and crime scene evidence collection. Before moving the body,
 12 the police shall document all facts relevant to the appearance, condi-
 13 tion and position of the body and every fact and circumstance tending to
 14 show the cause and circumstances of death. All interactions with t