New York A 3634: Authorizes interactive gaming in the state of New York

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A03634 Summary:

BILL NOA03634 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09809

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SPONSORKelles

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COSPNSRKim, Weprin, Seawright, Simon, Steck, Dinowitz, Reyes, Cruz, Shimsky, Zinerman, Levenberg, Epstein,
 Gibbs, Septimo

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §8-b, rpld §8-b sub 7, Ct Claims Act; amd §156, Pub Hous L; amd §404, Cor L; amd §163, Civ Serv L

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Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment and the availability of certain benefits and entitlements to exonerees; allows for sealing of records, payment of awards and payment of attorney's fees; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.

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BILL NOA03634 

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01/29/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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Go to topA03634 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3634

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, KIM, WEPRIN, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, STECK,
 DINOWITZ, REYES, CRUZ, SHIMSKY, ZINERMAN, LEVENBERG, EPSTEIN, GIBBS,
 SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the court of claims act, the public housing law, the
 correction law, and the civil service law, in relation to the avail-
 ability of certain benefits to exonerees; and to repeal certain
 provisions of the court of claims act relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 8-b of the court of claims act is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
 3 1-a. When used in this section, unless otherwise required by the
 4 context, or unless a contrary intent is expressly declared in the
 5 provision to be construed, the term "exoneree" shall mean any person who
 6 has been granted a judgment in a claim for unjust conviction and impri-
 7 sonment under this section.
 8 § 2. Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of
 9 section 8-b of the court of claims act, as added by chapter 1009 of the
 10 laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows:
 11 (i) [he has] they have been pardoned upon the ground of innocence of
 12 the crime or crimes for which [he was] they were sentenced and which are
 13 the grounds for the complaint; or (ii) [his] their judgment of
 14 conviction was reversed or vacated, and the accusatory instrument
 15 dismissed or, if a new trial was ordered, either [he was] they were
 16 found not guilty at the new trial or [he was] they were not retried and
 17 the accusatory instrument dismissed; provided that the judgement of
 18 conviction was reversed or vacated, and the accusatory instrument was
 19 dismissed, on any of the following grounds: (A) [paragraph (a), (b),
 20 (c), (e) or (g) of] subdivision one of section 440.10 of the criminal
 21 procedure law; or (B) subdivision [one (where based upon grounds set
 22 forth in item (A) hereof),] two, three (where the count dismissed was

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01726-01-5

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 1 the sole basis for the imprisonment complained of) or five of section
 2 470.20 of the criminal procedure law; or (C) comparable provisions of
 3 the former code of criminal procedure or subsequent law; or (D) the
 4 statute, or application thereof, on which the accusatory instrument was
 5 based violated the constitution of the United States or the state of New
 6 York; and
 7 § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of section 8-b of the court of
 8 claims act, as added by chapter 1009 of the laws of 1984, is amended to
 9 read as follows:
 10 (c) [he] they did not commit any of the acts [charged in the accusato-
 11 ry instrument] for which they were convicted or [his] their acts or
 12 omissions charged in the accusatory instrument did not constitute a
 13 felony or misdemeanor against the state; and
 14 § 4. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 5 of section 8-b of the court of
 15 claims act, as added by chapter 1009 of the laws of 1984, is amended to
 16 read as follows:
 17 (d) [he] they did not by [his] their own [conduct] misconduct ca