Position Statement S.6322 / A.9104-A Drug Diversion Programs Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports bill S.6322-A (Ranzenhofer) / A.9104-A (Gunther) that authorizes local alcohol and substance abuse treatment in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which a defendant is prosecuted. In 2009, New York State passed the Rockefeller Drug Law Reform ... Read More
WBASNY Legislation
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2016 – A.9770-A / S.7082-A
Position Statement A.9770-A / S.7082-A Video Recording of Juvenile Interrogations Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports bills A.9770-A (Harris) and S.7082-A (Avella) amending the Family Court Act to require video recordings of interrogations of juveniles in juveniles delinquency proceedings in Family Court. Both medical science and our everyday ... Read More
2016 – A.7032-A / S.5815-A
Position Statement A.7032-A / S.5815-A Temporary Spousal Support Support The Women’s Bar Association of New York (WBASNY) supports bill A.7032A (Mayer, Weinstein) / S.5815A (Savino), which would permit Family Courts to award temporary spousal support to victims when issuing temporary orders of protection. An order of protection is one of the most valuable legal tools for reducing incidents ... Read More
2016 – A.290 / S-7089
Position Statement A.290 / S-7089 Access to Forensic Mental Health Evaluations Oppose WBASNY strongly opposes those portions of A.290/S-7089 that provide for release of forensic reports, notes and raw data to the parties, including pro se litigants. We are particularly concerned about the great potential for the intentional or unintentional release of the contents of forensic reports, notes and ... Read More
2016 – A.2901-B / S.55964-A / S.3314 / A.3369
Position Statement – 2016 A.2901-B / S.55964-A / S.3314 / A.3369 Adoption Registry / Adoptee Rights Oppose A.2901-B I S.5964-A These proposed bills would allow an adult adoptee to apply to the Court in which the order of adoption was made to request the release of a non-certified long form birth certificate. Upon application, the Court shall provide identifying information of the ... Read More
2016 – S.5189 / A.7253
Position Statement – 2016 S.5189 (Bonacic) / A.7253 (Weinstein) Enforcement Mechanisms for Collection of Child Support Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports this legislation that would eliminate the existing Supreme Court requirement that all other enforcement remedies must be exhausted before contempt can be sought against a person who fails to ... Read More
2016 – S.1251A / A.4311A
Position Statement – 2016 S.1251-A (Peralta) / A.4311-A New York State DREAM Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports the New York State DREAM Act. WBASNY recognizes the moral imperative for this legislation as well as its long-term fiscal benefits. New York invests time and money in the K-12 education of all of its residents. ... Read More
2016 – S.6013A / A.8135B
Position Statement – 2016 S.6013A / A.8135B The Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York supports The Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act (The CCA) proposed by Attorney General Schneiderman and Sponsored by Senator John J. Bonacic (S.6013-A) and Assemblymember Kevin A. Cahill (A.8135-B). The Affordable Care Act (The ACA) ... Read More