New York S 1931: Relates to voting and registration for voting by convicted felons

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S01931 Summary:

BILL NOS01931 

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SPONSORWEBER

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, MURRAY

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Add §195.01, Pen L

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Enacts "Lindsey's law" criminalizing the disclosure of confidential government records by a public employer as retaliation for a victim making a sexual harassment complaint or claim.

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1931

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. WEBER, BORRELLO, MURRAY -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Lindsey's law"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 "Lindsey's law".
 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 195.01 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 195.01 Official misconduct for retaliation.
 6 A public servant is guilty of official misconduct for retaliation when
 7 such public servant, as retaliation against an employee, paid or unpaid
 8 intern or non-employee for making a complaint or claim about any inci-
 9 dent or incidents of sexual harassment, knowingly and purposefully
 10 discloses any confidential government records, including but not limited
 11 to personnel files and confidential information or documents pertaining
 12 to such incident or incidents of sexual harassment, to any other party
 13 who would not otherwise be entitled to such information, after such
 14 complaint or claim has been made.
 15 For purposes of this section: 1. "Sexual harassment" shall mean making
 16 unwelcome or unwanted sexual advances, requesting sexual favors in
 17 exchange for favorable treatment or continued employment, engaging in
 18 verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which is made a term or
 19 condition of employment, or which is used as the basis for employment
 20 decisions. "Sexual harassment" shall also include any type of sexually
 21 oriented conduct that is unwelcome and has the purpose or effect of
 22 unreasonably interfering with an employee's work performance or creating
 23 a work environment that is intimidating, hostile, offensive or coercive
 24 to a reasonable person. "Sexual harassment" shall not be limited to
 25 male-female interaction.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03327-01-5

 S. 1931 2

 1 2. "Public servant" shall mean (i) any public officer or employee of
 2 the state or of any political subdivision thereof or of any governmental
 3 instrumentality within the state, or (ii) any person exercising the
 4 functions of any such public officer or employee. The term public serv-
 5 ant shall include a person who has been elected or designated to become
 6 a public servant.
 7 Official misconduct for retaliation is a class A misdemeanor.
 8 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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