New York A 270: Provides absentee ballots to all qualified voters; repealer

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A00270 Summary:

BILL NOA00270 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09756

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SPONSORCruz

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COSPNSRRozic, Colton, Carroll R, Reyes, Simon, Kim, Epstein, Rosenthal, Weprin, Hyndman, Ramos, Taylor,
 Cook, Davila, Fall, Williams, Seawright, Dinowitz, Clark, Mitaynes, Kelles, Jackson,
 Gonzalez-Rojas, Burdick, Otis, Gallagher, Jacobson, De Los Santos, Cunningham, Rivera, Raga,
 Shrestha, Hevesi, Forrest, Anderson, Bores, Walker, Alvarez, Shimsky, Hunter, Levenberg, Lee,
 Meeks, Lavine, Paulin, Gibbs, Simone, Tapia, Bichotte Hermelyn, Septimo, Torres, Burroughs, Romero,
 Valdez, Glick, Solages, Barrett, Lasher, Wright, Moreno, Sayegh, Zaccaro, Dais, Dilan

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §94-e, Exec L

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Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.

Go to top A00270 Actions:

BILL NOA00270 

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01/08/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00270 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 270

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CRUZ, ROZIC, COLTON, R. CARROLL, REYES, SIMON,
 KIM, EPSTEIN, ROSENTHAL, WEPRIN, HYNDMAN, RAMOS, TAYLOR, COOK, DAVILA,
 FALL, WILLIAMS, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, CLARK, MITAYNES, MAMDANI, KELLES,
 JACKSON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK, OTIS, GALLAGHER, JACOBSON,
 DE LOS SANTOS, CUNNINGHAM, RIVERA, RAGA, SHRESTHA, HEVESI, FORREST,
 ANDERSON, BORES, WALKER, ALVAREZ, SHIMSKY, HUNTER, LEVENBERG, LEE,
 MEEKS, LAVINE, PAULIN, GIBBS, SIMONE, TAPIA, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SEPTI-
 MO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the right
 to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and providing for
 the administration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the access to
 2 representation act".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 94-e to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 94-e. Right to counsel in immigration court proceedings. 1. Defi-
 6 nitions. As used in this section:
 7 (a) "Administrator" means the director of the New York state office
 8 for new Americans.
 9 (b) "Covered individual" means any income-eligible individual in
 10 detention in New York, transferred from detention in New York to immi-
 11 gration detention in another state, or who is subject to removal or
 12 inspection pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1229a or 8 U.S.C. § 1225 and their
 13 implementing regulations, or subject to a final order of removal under 8
 14 C.F.R. § 1241.1, regardless of age, in a covered proceeding who is:
 15 (i) a New York state domiciliary who is a non-United States citizen;
 16 (ii) a New York state domiciliary who is a United States citizen or
 17 whose United States citizenship is in dispute; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00166-01-5

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 1 (iii) any individual whose proceedings have a significant nexus to New
 2 York state such that they should be provided relief under this statute.
 3 Significant nexus shall be established in the following circumstances:
 4 if an individual is in detention or incarcerated in the state of New
 5 York, if an individual is transferred by federal immigration authorities
 6 from New York to immigration detention in another state, if an individ-
 7 ual has an immigration case in a tribunal located in the state of New
 8 York, if an individual is a New York domiciliary and detained by federal
 9 immigration authorities anywhere in the United States, if an individual
 10 had an immigration case located in a tribunal in New York before being
 11 transferred by immigration authorities from detention in New Jersey to
 12 immigration detention in another state or, as determined by the adminis-
 13 trator or designee of the administrator.
 14 (c) "Covered proceeding" means any proceeding in a covered venue in
 15 which a covered individual is seeking an avenue of relief from removal
 1