New York S 156: Relates to awards made to crime victims

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S00156 Summary:

BILL NOS00156A

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SAME ASSAME AS A01862-A

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRJACKSON, MURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBB, WEBER, ZELLNER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§621 & 631, Exec L

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Increases the amount for awards made to crime victims; specifies certain items of personal property which are necessary and essential to the welfare of a claimant.

Go to top S00156 Actions:

BILL NOS00156A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

02/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.254

02/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/13/2025PASSED SENATE

05/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/13/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

02/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.287

02/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/25/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 156A

04/28/2026PASSED SENATE

04/28/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/28/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 156--A
 Cal. No. 287

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, JACKSON, MURRAY, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBB,
 WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction --
 recommitted to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
 reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the
 order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to awards made to crime
 victims

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 621 of the executive law, as added
 2 by chapter 197 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
 3 8. "Essential personal property" shall mean articles of personal prop-
 4 erty necessary and essential to the health, welfare or safety of the
 5 victim.
 6 (a) Personal property necessary and essential to the welfare of the
 7 victim shall mean personal property of a victim that is lost, damaged,
 8 or stolen as a result of a crime and for which reimbursement or replace-
 9 ment is reasonably necessary for the victim to restore stability or
 10 maintain a reasonable and/or basic standard of living.
 11 (b) The office shall promulgate rules and regulations for the determi-
 12 nation and approval of what constitutes property reasonably necessary to
 13 restore or maintain a reasonable and/or basic standard of living
 14 consistent with this article.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 9 of section 631 of the executive law is amended by
 16 adding four new paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) to read as follows:
 17 (c) For property necessary and essential to the welfare of the victim,
 18 the office may request that the claimant provide estimates or receipts

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00484-02-6

 S. 156--A 2

 1 for personal property lost, damaged or stolen as a result of the crime.
 2 A claimant's inability to produce a receipt for lost, stolen or damaged
 3 personal items shall not in itself disqualify a claimant from receiving
 4 reimbursement for such items. The office shall consider all the facts
 5 and circumstances of each case before making a determination.
 6 (d) Personal property necessary and essential to the welfare of the
 7 victim shall include, but not be limited to, the following items lost,
 8 damaged, or stolen as a result of the crime:
 9 (i) clothing;
 10 (ii) shoes;
 11 (iii) furniture;
 12 (iv) appliances;
 13 (v) electronics; and
 14 (vi) bedding.
 15 (e) Property necessary and essential to the welfare of the victim
 16 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
 17 (i) Sofa, couch, loveseat, or chair;
 18 (ii) Dining table;
 19 (iii) Bed/mattress;
 20 (iv)