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NY A03056
NY A03056Imposes criminal liability for the failure to obtain medical care for a person in custody displaying medical distress.
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Introduced
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the correction law and the penal law, in relation to imposing criminal liability for the failure to obtain medical care for a person in custody displaying medical distress The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Andrew Kearse Act," amends the Correction Law and the Penal Law to impose criminal liability on police officers, peace officers, correction officers, or other employees of a correctional facility who fail to make a good faith effort to obtain medical care for a person in custody displaying medical distress, such as breathing difficulties, migraines, or muscle pains. The bill requires the state's Correction Board to investigate all alleged failures to provide medical care and refer such cases to prosecutors as a violation of the new Penal Law sections, which establish the crimes of "Criminally Negligent Failure to Obtain Medical Care Resulting in Injury" (a Class E felony) and "Criminally Negligent Failure to Obtain Medical Care Resulting in Death" (also a Class E felony).
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (56)
Carmen De La Rosa (D)*,
Steven Englebright (D)*,
Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D)*,
Carmen Arroyo (OTHER),
Jeffrion Aubry (D),
Charles Barron (D),
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
Michael Blake (D),
Robert Carroll (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Marcos Crespo (D),
Clifford Crouch (R),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Anthony D'Urso (D),
Taylor Darling (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Mathylde Frontus (D),
David Gantt (D),
Deborah Glick (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Judy Griffin (D),
Andrew Hevesi (D),
Pamela Hunter (D),
Alicia Hyndman (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Latoya Joyner (D),
Barbara Lifton (D),
Walter Mosley (D),
Yuh-Line Niou (D),
Danny O'Donnell (D),
Félix Ortiz (D),
N. Nick Perry (D),
Victor Pichardo (D),
Gary Pretlow (D),
Dan Quart (D),
Ed Ra (R),
Phil Ramos (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Diana Richardson (D),
José Rivera (D),
Robert Rodriguez (D),
Linda Rosenthal (D),
Nily Rozic (D),
Robin Schimminger (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Aravella Simotas (D),
Michaelle Solages (D),
Fred Thiele (D),
Clyde Vanel (D),
Mark Walczyk (R),
Latrice Walker (D),
Jaime Williams (D),
Tremaine Wright (D),
Last Action
referred to codes (on 01/08/2020)
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