BILL NUMBER: S7353
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring persons
receiving charitable bail to prove that they are indigent
 
PURPOSE:
This bill provides that a charitable bail organization may only post
bail for a person who can prove that he or she is indigent.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the insurance law to state only deposit money as bail
on behalf of a person who has provided proof to such organization that
he or she is indigent may constitute such bail.
Section 2 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection
(b-1) to establish guidelines for determining whether a person is indi-
gent.
Section 3 provides that the act shall take effect immediately.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Poverty should not be the sole basis for extended jail time, especially
in situations where it is unnecessary. This bill allows a charitable
bail organization to post bail, but only if a person can prove that they
are truly indigent. This bill is intended to help those that genuinely
cannot help themselves, and lists a number of qualifications in deter-
mining indigence.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S.4109- Referred to Insurance
2023: S.4109- Referred to Insurance
2022: S.4901- Referred to Insurance
2021: S.4901- Referred to Insurance
2020: S.3283- Referred to Insurance
2019: S.3283- Referred to Insurance
2018: S.6067- Referred to Insurance/A.8390-A-Referred to Codes
2017: S.6067- Referred to Insurance / A.8390- Referred to Codes
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S7353: 6805 insurance law