Position Statement The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) urges the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo to draft and enact a bill to make off-site residential shared solar energy systems more affordable. New York Tax Law § 606(g-1) should be amended to expand the residential solar energy system tax credit to those who buy or rent shared off-site ... Read More
WBASNY Legislation
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2016 – S.8175
Position Statement S.8175 (Peralta) Insurance Coverage for Same Sex Couples Support An Act to amend the insurance law to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility to partners of the same sex.) The Women’s Bar of the State of New York (WBASNY) emphatically strongly supports the above referenced measure recognizing marriage equality for all New York families. The ... Read More
2016 – Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act
Position Statement The Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY), an association with more than 4,400 members, supports the Federal Gun Trafficking Law (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) that aims to make trafficking in illegal firearms a federal crime. One in three guns used to commit ... Read More
2016 – A.9628
Position Statement A.9628/ S.6956 Domestic Violence Victim’s Rights Notices Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports bill A.9628 (Weinstein), which would amend the family court act and criminal procedure law in relation to notification of rights to victims of domestic violence in criminal and family court proceedings. WBASNY also urges the Senate ... Read More
2016 – S.992 / A.5548
Position Statement S.992 / A.5548 Translation Services for Inmates Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports bill S.992 (Rivera) / A.5548 (Sepulveda) relating to translation services for inmates appearing before the Parole Board. Our courts currently provide interpreters for non-English speaking litigants and witnesses. Additionally, courts ... Read More
2016 – S.3817 / A.7363
Position Statement S.3817 / A.7363 Parity for Female Inmate Programs Support The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) supports for S.3817 (Hassell-Thompson) / A.7363(O’Donnell), which requires vocational, academic and rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates. Quality ... Read More
2016 – S.6322 / A.9104-A
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
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