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2021 and 2022 Legislative Memoranda

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S.1268 Equal Rights Amendment
Concurrent Resolution of the Senate and Assembly proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to equality of rights and protection against discrimination.

Position: Support

S.9116/ A.10361
An Act that permits the detention of juveniles with adults in certain circumstances.

Position: Oppose

NYSBA Memo S.81-A/A.1961
AN ACT to amend the Executive Law to establish the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and providing for the administration thereof.

Position: Support

Power of Attorney clarification S.9209/A.10234
AN ACT An act to amend the general obligations law to grandfather in previously executed statutory short form powers of attorney.

Position: Support

S.2881b / A8524a: Treatment not Jails Act
An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the judiciary law, in relation to judicial diversion programs; and to repeal certain provisions of the criminal procedure law relating thereto

Position: Support

Oppose Memo- Detention of Juveniles

Publication Requirements A1481/A2551

Clean Slate Act-S1553c/A.6399b

S7550/A9120
Relates to training requirements for members of the board of ethics of a political subdivision or municipality.

Position: Support

S324A/A6570A
Relates to precluding inadmissible statements made by defendants because of false information and requires data collection of recorded interrogations.

Position: Support

NYSBA Memo #7

Court Notification Bill- S2903-A/A9877-A
An Act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to requiring the court, prior to accepting a plea, to advise the defendant of the risk of deportation if he or she is not a citizen.

Position: Support

Streamlining Access to Appellate Defense Counsel – S1279/A5689
Streamlines the assignment of appellate counsel for indigent criminal defendants.

Position: Support

Repeal Judiciary Law § 470 – S700/A5895
Repeals section 470 of the judiciary law relating to allowing attorneys having offices in the state to reside in an adjoining state.

Position: Support

Less is More- S1144/A5576

An act to amend the executive law and the penal law, in relation to revocation of community supervision

Position: Support

Licensed Consumer Debt Collectors – S3121-B

An act to amend the banking law and the civil practice law and rules, in relation to licensing consumer debt collectors.

Position: Oppose

Appellate Review of Fairness and Appropriateness of Criminal Sentences – S.1280/A.5687

An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to enabling appellate review of the fairness and appropriateness of an imposed sentence

Position: Support

Appellate Review of Rulings that Implicate Issues of Public Concern- S.1281/A.5688

An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to facilitating appellate review of rulings that implicate issues of public concern

Position: Support

NYSBA Memo #6

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Support for Violence Against Women Act and the Abby Honold Act

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Coming soon

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Testimony of T. Andrew Brown, President, New York State Bar
Association— 2022 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing: Public Protection

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Animals Memo 1 – S90/A696
Animals Memo 1a – S90/A696
Animals Memo 2 – S960/A2152
Animals Memo 3 – S1442/A4154
Animals Memo 4 – S2176/A456
Animals Memo 5 – S3835/A1903
Animals Memo 6 – S4081/A1769
Animals Memo 7 – S4254/A4075
Animals Memo 8 – S1484/A3283
Animals Memo 10 – S5156/A1549
Animals Memo 11 – S3525-A/A5315-A
Animals Memo 12 – S4839-A/A5623-A
Animals Memo 12a – S4839-A/A5623-A
Animals Memo 14 – S2783/A715
Animals Memo 14a – S2783/A715
Animals Memo 15 – S1148/A6107
Animals Memo 16 – S4248/A5775
Animals Memo 17 – S5058/A5728
Animals Memo 17a – S5058/A5728
Animals Memo 18 – S6713/A7122
S4866/A.3930
Animals Memo 19- S4866/A.3930
Animals Memo #21 : S6005/A7852
Animals Memo #22 : S8315A/A9284A
Animals Memo #23 : S6419/A1302
Animals Memo #24 : S6484/A341
Animals Memo #25 : S6870B/6246C
Animals Memo; Support A9296/ S8973
Animals Opposition Memo: S.5439/A.703

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Cannabis 1

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Children & the Law Memo 1 – S4051/A4982

Children & the Law Memo 4 – S3086/A3891

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CPLR Memo 1

S.565/A.2503

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to vacating arbitration awards on the basis of arbitrator disregard of the law

CPLR Memo 2

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S.8815/A.9975-AN ACT amend the state finance law, in relation to the liability of a person who presents false claims for money or property to the state or a local government

Position: Support

S.4730/ A.2543- False Claims Act Legislation

Position: Support

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Comment on Proposed Rulemaking regarding DACA

New York For All Act A.2328A/S.3065A; Support

Dignity not Detention A.7099A ; Support

S7373/A7099A
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to enacting the “Dignity Not Detention Act”

Immigration #2

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Mandated Rep Memo 3

Mandated Rep Memo 6

Mandated Rep Memo 9

Memo in Support of S1217/A2653
Permits the court to grant post-conviction motions to vacate a judgment when the issue raised upon such motion is ineffective assistance of counsel.

Position: Support

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Veterans Memo 1

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Elder Memo 1
Elder Memo 2
Elder Memo 3
Elder Memo 4 – S1168/A108-A
Elder Memo 5 – S1576/196
Elder Memo 13 – S8813/A9290
Elder Memo 14 – S2103B/A5841B

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Environmental Memo 1

Comments on Proposed Regulations Part 613- Petroleum Bulk Storage Regulations

Comments on the Proposed Revisions to 6 NYCRR Part 375 Regulations-Brownfield Cleanup Program

Comments on the Draft Scoping Plan prepared by the NYS Climate Action Counsel

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S.7474
AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law in relation to informing the parties in certain judgments or decrees that resuming the use of their former surname is permitted by operation of law.

Position: Oppose

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Health Law Memo 1

S1172-C/A9677
Relates to the provision of informed consent

Position: Comments

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RPLS Memo 1 – S3074/A3139 & S2509-B/A3009-B

RPLS Memo 2 – S1449-A

S.8334/A9340 
Relates to the conversion of condominium ownership for the preservation of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York

Position: Support

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Parole System Memo 1 – S700/A5895

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Racial Injustice Memo 1 – S4002/A5449

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Racism, Social Equity, and the Law #1 — S7527/A8681
Racism, Social Equity, and the Law #2 — S7873/A8462-B
Racism, Social Equity, and the Law #3 — S7872/A8894

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Trusts Memo 1-GOV

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WILS Memo #1-A – S. 812-A/ A. 2035-A

WILS Memo #2 – S. 401/ A. 211

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