

2021 New York State Legislative Session Recap: City Bar Policy Successes
The City Bar supports legislation at the local, state, and federal government levels. The path of advocacy for any one issue is long, winding, and difficult. The City Bar is very proud to have supported over twenty New York State bills that in 2021 were passed by the Legislature, signed by the Governor, and became law. Click below to read the positions that the City Bar took on these pieces of legislation, or click here to read a brief recap of the effects that each law will have for New Yorkers. Read our Legislative Agenda to learn about the reforms for which the City Bar continues to advocate.
CITY BAR SUPPORTED BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR
Criminal Justice
- Less is More Act (Parole Reform)
- Removing Procedural Bars from Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims
- Syringe Decriminalization
- Permitting Jury Trials for ‘B’ Misdemeanors
- Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act
- Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act
- Closing Juvenile Placement Facilities
- Humane Alternatives to Long Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act
- “Walking While Trans” Ban Repeal
- Streamlining the Assignment of Appellate Counsel for Indigent Criminal Defendants