Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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225--C
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 4, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, BAILEY, BRISPORT, BROUK, CLEARE, COMRIE,
COONEY, FERNANDEZ, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM,
HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, PARKER, RAMOS,
RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, STAVISKY, WEBB -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance
with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to
the abolition of slavery for persons convicted of a crime
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That article 1 of the
2 constitution be amended by adding a new section 20 to read as follows:
3 § 20. Abolition of slavery for persons convicted of a crime. Neither
4 slavery nor involuntary servitude shall be permitted to exist in the
5 state of New York, including for persons convicted of a crime. No incar-
6 cerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or
7 reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their
8 will by force or other adverse action against the incarcerated individ-
9 ual or against another person, or by any reasonably feared threat there-
10 of.
11 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
12 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
13 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
14 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
15 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89022-09-4
