by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
OVERVIEW: The Proposed Committee Substitute for House Bill 29 would require State agencies, State agency licensing boards, and occupational licensing boards to verify the immigration status of applicants for public benefits and would prohibit them from providing any...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
This legislation upped the offense for someone purposely or knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a person 65 years of age or older where the victim is more than 10 years of age older than the actor. The offense will now be a Class A Felony. At first glance, I...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
HB 683 is legislation that prohibits any correctional officer, jail officer, or other employee of a state, local, or juvenile correctional facility from using a canine to extract a prisoner or juvenile from his cell unless there is a threat of death or serious bodily...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
NJ Assembly bill 113 would require voters to present documentation as proof of voter identity to vote. “A voter, whether voting in person or through a mail-in ballot, would be required to show or submit a copy of a New Jersey driver’s license, New Jersey nondriver’s...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
HR 6419 is titled Fair Chance Improvement Act and if passed would “revise provisions regarding the prohibition on federal contractors, including defense contractors, inquiring about applicants’ criminal histories prior to conditional offers of employment.” The...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Health, Out of State Bills to consider
This bill extends from 60 days to 12 months the period of time following delivery of a baby that a woman may be eligible for services under MaineCare. The woman’s family income has to be equal to or below 200% of the non-farm income official poverty line. A person who...
