STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

7748--A

2021-2022 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

May 21, 2021 ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, CAHILL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, MAGNARELLI, McDONOUGH, OTIS, STECK, ZEBROWSKI, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, AUBRY, BARCLAY, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing registra- tion records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases

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

1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the 2 election law, as amended by chapter 521 of the laws of 2021, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 (a) A victim of domestic violence or any person who is a victim of a 5 crime defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law may deliver 6 to the board of elections, in the county wherein such victim of domestic 7 violence or victim of a crime defined in article one hundred thirty of 8 the penal law is registered or intends to be registered pursuant to this 9 article, in person or by mail, a signed written statement swearing or 10 affirming: 11 (i) that such person is the victim of domestic violence or victim of a 12 crime defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal law; and 13 (ii) that because of the threat of physical or emotional harm to them- 14 self or to family or household members, such person wishes for their 15 registration record to be kept confidential. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 17 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 18 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 19 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or 20 before such date.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06943-02-2