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Sponsors
20 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.112
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 44–16
- 3rd reading cal.123
- Substituted for S2613A
- Referred to judiciary
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.204
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
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- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.567
- Rules report cal.567
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Print number 2374a
- Amend (t) and recommit to judiciary
- Referred to judiciary
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Enacts the "jury pool fair representation act"
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jeffrey D. Klein
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A2374A
Title of bill
An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to enact- ing the "jury pool fair representation act"
Purpose or general idea of the bill
This bill would require the record- ing of demographic data on jury pools to determine whether jury pools in this state represent a fair cross-section of the community.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill adds section 508 to the Judici- ary Law, requiring the commissioner of jurors to collect and report demographic data on jury pool participation based on race and/or ethnic- ity, age and sex, and to annually report such data to the governor, legislative leaders and the chief judge of New York, in order to provide the courts and policymakers with a more accurate picture of jury pools and whether such jury pools are representative of the communities resid- ing in the particular jurisdiction.
Justification
In 2006 Citizen Action-New York released a study suggest- ing that minorities are severely under-represented in civil jury pools in New York County, confirming what practitioners in that jurisdiction have observed for years. Numerous witnesses at an Assembly hearing on this legislation in the Spring of 2009 testified to a similar conclu- sion. In order to determine the real the nature and scope of the prob- lem, and in order to adopt appropriate corrective policies, it is neces- sary to formally collect demographic data on jury pools. Only then can we begin to act to ensure that our juries truly represent a fair cross- section of the community.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
Minimal. The data can be easily collected by adding appropriate questions to existing juror questionnaires and forms.
Effective date
Ninety days after enactment.
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